Verse Comparison: 2 Corinthians 11:17
<< 2 Corinthians 11:16 2 Corinthians 11:18 >> American Standard Version
That which I speak, I speak not after the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of glorying.Amplified® Bible
What I say by way of this confident boasting, I say not with the Lord's authority [by inspiration] but, as it were, in pure witlessness.Contemporary English Version
When I do all this bragging, I do it as a fool and not for the Lord.Darby English Version
What I speak I do not speak according to [the] Lord, but as in folly, in this confidence of boasting.Good News Bible
Of course what I am saying now is not what the Lord would have me say; in this matter of boasting I am really talking like a fool.International Standard Version
When I talk as a confident boaster, I am not talking with the Lord's authority but like a fool.King James Version
That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.New American Standard Bible
What I am saying, I am not saying as the Lord would, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.New International Version
In this self-confident boasting I am not talking as the Lord would, but as a fool.New King James Version
What I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as it were, foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
What I say, I do not say as the Lord would, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.Young's Literal Translation
That which I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this the confidence of boasting;
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