2 Corinthians 11:20
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For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.
In other translations
For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.
Greek words
ἀνέχεσθεanechestheYou bear [it]G430γάρ,garforG1063εἴeiifG1487τιςtisanyoneG5100ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771καταδουλοῖ,katadouloienslaves,G2615εἴeiifG1487τιςtisanyoneG5100κατεσθίει,katesthieidevours [you],G2719εἴeiifG1487τιςtisanyoneG5100λαμβάνει,lambaneitakes [from you],G2983εἴeiifG1487τιςtisanyoneG5100ἐπαίρεται,epairetaiexalts himself,G1869εἴeiifG1487τιςtisanyoneG5100εἰςeisinG1519πρόσωπονprosōpon[the] faceG4383ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771δέρει.dereistrikes.G1194
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