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2 Corinthians 11:17

World English Bible

17 That which I speak, I don’t speak according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.

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American Standard Version

That which I speak, I speak not after the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of glorying.

Christian Standard Bible

What I am saying in this matter of boasting, I don’t speak as the Lord would, but as it were, foolishly.

English Standard Version

What I am saying with this boastful confidence, I say not as the Lord would but as 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.

New Living Translation

Such boasting is not from the Lord, but I am acting like a fool.