2 Corinthians 11

“Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.” Naming Would keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted…” Naming Christ and Eve keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all…” The line’s distinctive content terms include knowledge, manifest, rude. Its relationship to verses 5 and 7 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.” The line’s distinctive content terms include churches, robbed, service. Its relationship to verses 9 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren…” Naming Macedonia keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory…” The line’s distinctive content terms include occasion, desire, glory. Its relationship to verses 11 and 13 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.” Naming Satan keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.” The line’s distinctive content terms include fool, boast, little. Its relationship to verses 15 and 17 shows what work it does in this passage.

“That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.” The verse names Lord rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.” Naming Seeing keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“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…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I…” Naming Howbeit keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.” The number five makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the…” Naming Thrice keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the…” The line’s distinctive content terms include perils, brethren, city. Its relationship to verses 25 and 27 shows what work it does in this passage.

“In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.” The line’s distinctive content terms include often, cold, fastings. Its relationship to verses 26 and 28 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.” Naming Beside keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.” Naming Christ and Father keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend…” Naming Aretas and Damascenes keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.” The line’s distinctive content terms include basket, escaped, hands. Its relationship to verses 32 shows what work it does in this passage.