New International Version
I may indeed be untrained as a speaker, but I do have knowledge. We have made this perfectly clear to you in every way.
New Living Translation
I may be unskilled as a speaker, but I’m not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every possible way.
English Standard Version
Even if I am unskilled in speaking, I am not so in knowledge; indeed, in every way we have made this plain to you in all things.
Berean Standard Bible
Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.
Berean Literal Bible
But even if I am unpolished in speech, yet I am not in knowledge; but in every way, we have been made manifest to you in all things.
King James Bible
But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.
New King James Version
Even though I am untrained in speech, yet I am not in knowledge. But we have been thoroughly manifested among you in all things.
New American Standard Bible
But even if I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not so in knowledge; in fact, in every way we have made this evident to you in all things.
NASB 1995
But even if I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not so in knowledge; in fact, in every way we have made this evident to you in all things.
NASB 1977
But even if I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not so in knowledge; in fact, in every way we have made this evident to you in all things.
Legacy Standard Bible
But even if I am unskilled in word, yet I am not so in knowledge; in fact, in every way we have made this evident to you in all things.
Amplified Bible
But even if I am unskilled in speaking, yet I am not [untrained] in knowledge [I know what I am talking about]; but we have made this evident to you in every way, in all things.
Christian Standard Bible
Even if I am untrained in public speaking, I am certainly not untrained in knowledge. Indeed, we have in every way made that clear to you in everything.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Though untrained in public speaking, I am certainly not untrained in knowledge. Indeed, we have always made that clear to you in everything.
American Standard Version
But though I be rude in speech, yet am I not in knowledge; nay, in every way have we made this manifest unto you in all things.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For although I am simple in my speech, yet I am not in my knowledge, but we have been open with you in all things.
Contemporary English Version
I may not speak as well as they do, but I know as much. And this has already been made perfectly clear to you.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For although I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but in all things we have been made manifest to you.
English Revised Version
But though I be rude in speech, yet am I not in knowledge; nay, in everything we have made it manifest among all men to you-ward.
GOD'S WORD® Translation
Even though I'm not good with words, I know what I'm talking about. Timothy and I have made this clear to you in every possible way.
Good News Translation
Perhaps I am an amateur in speaking, but certainly not in knowledge; we have made this clear to you at all times and in all conditions.
International Standard Version
Even though I may be untrained as an orator, I am not so in the field of knowledge. We have made this clear to all of you in every possible way.
Literal Standard Version
and even if a commoner in speech—yet not in knowledge, but in everything we were made evident in all things to you.
Majority Standard Bible
Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.
New American Bible
Even if I am untrained in speaking, I am not so in knowledge; in every way we have made this plain to you in all things.
NET Bible
And even if I am unskilled in speaking, yet I am certainly not so in knowledge. Indeed, we have made this plain to you in everything in every way.
New Revised Standard Version
I may be untrained in speech, but not in knowledge; certainly in every way and in all things we have made this evident to you.
New Heart English Bible
Even though I am unskilled in speech, I am not unskilled in knowledge. But in every way we have made this known to you in all things.
Webster's Bible Translation
But though I am rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been thoroughly made manifest among you in all things.
Weymouth New Testament
And if in the matter of speech I am no orator, yet in knowledge I am not deficient. Nay, we have in every way made that fully evident to you.
World English Bible
But though I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not unskilled in knowledge. No, in every way we have been revealed to you in all things.
Young's Literal Translation
and even if unlearned in word -- yet not in knowledge, but in every thing we were made manifest in all things to you.
Paul and the False Apostles
… 5 I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.” 6 Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible. 7 Was it a sin for me to humble myself in order to exalt you, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?…
1 Corinthians 1:17
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
1 Corinthians 12:8
To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,
2 Corinthians 4:2
Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
2 Corinthians 6:6
in purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
2 Corinthians 10:10
For some say, "His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account."
Ephesians 3:4
In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been thoroughly made manifest among you in all things.
2 Corinthians 10:10 For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
1 Corinthians 1:17,21 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect…
1 Corinthians 2:1-3,13 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God…
Ephesians 3:4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
2 Peter 3:15,16 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; …
2 Corinthians 4:2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
2 Corinthians 5:11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
2 Corinthians 7:2 Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.
Jump to Previous Jump to Next 2 Corinthians 11(6) But though I be rude in speech. --The word for "rude" is the same as that translated as "unlearned" in 1Corinthians 14:23-24. This, then, had also been said of him by some at Corinth. It might seem at first as if the contemptuous criticism was likely to have come from the Hellenic or paganising party of culture, who despised the Apostle because he was without the polish and eloquence of the rhetoric in which they delighted. The context, however, makes it clear that the opponents now under the lash are the Judaising teachers, the "apostles-extraordinary." They apparently affected to despise him because he had abandoned, or had never mastered, the subtleties of Rabbinic casuistry, the wild allegories of Rabbinic interpretation. "He talks," we hear them saying, "of others as 'laymen,' or 'unlearned.' What right has he so to speak who is practically but a 'layman' himself? How can a man who is cutting and stitching all day be a 'doctor of the law'? Ne sutor ultra crepidam." Side by side with the recognition of the dignity of labour in some Jewish proverbs (such, e.g., as that the father who did not teach his son to work taught him to be a thief), there was among the later Rabbis something like the feeling of an aristocracy of scholarship. Even the Son of Sirach, after describing the work of the ploughman and the carpenter and the potter, excludes them from the higher life of wisdom. "They shall not be sought for in public counsel . . . they cannot declare justice and judgment; and they shall not be found where parables are spoken" (Ecclesiasticus 38:33). The word for "rude" was probably used as the equivalent for the Hebrew term by which the Pharisees held up the working classes to contempt as "the people of the earth."
But we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things. --The readings vary, some of the better MSS. giving the active form of the verb, having made ( it ) manifest in everything among all men. The apparent awkwardness of having a transitive verb without an object probably led to the substitution of the passive participle.
Verse 6. - Rude in speech; literally, a laic in discourse ; see 2 Corinthians 10:10 and 1 Corinthians 2:13; and, for the word idiotes , a private person, and so "one who is untrained," as contrasted with a professor, see the only other places where it occurs in the New Testament (Acts 4:13; 1 Corinthians 14:16, 23, 24). St. Paul did not profess to have the trained oratorical skill of Apollos. His eloquence, dependent on conviction and emotion, followed none of the rules of art. Yet not in knowledge. Spiritual knowledge was a primary requisite of an apostle, and St. Paul did claim to possess this (Ephesians 3:3, 4). We have been thoroughly made manifest among you in all things. This would be an appeal to the transparent openness and sincerity of all his dealings, as in 2 Corinthians 4:20 and 2 Cor 12:12; but the best reading seems to be the active participle, phanerosantes ( א , B, F, G), not the passive, phanerothentes . The rendering will then be, In everything making it (my knowledge) manifest among all men towards you .
Although
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.
[I am] not a polished
ἰδιώτης (idiōtēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2399: From idios; a private person, i.e. an ignoramus.
speaker,
λόγῳ (logō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.
I am certainly not lacking
οὐ (ou)
Adverb
Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.
in knowledge.
γνώσει (gnōsei)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1108: Knowledge, doctrine, wisdom. From ginosko; knowing, i.e. knowledge.
We have made this clear
φανερώσαντες (phanerōsantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5319: To make clear (visible, manifest), make known. From phaneros; to render apparent.
to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.
you
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.
in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.
every way possible.
παντὶ (panti)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.