# 2 Corinthians 11.15 **Book:** [2 Corinthians](/codex/2-corinthians/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 13. For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ. 14. And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light. > > **15. It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.** > > 16. I say again, let no man think me foolish; but if ye do, yet as foolish receive me, that I also may glory a little. 17. That which I speak, I speak not after the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of glorying. (2 Corinthians 11:13-17, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 13. For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ’s apostles. 14. And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light. > > **15. It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.** > > 16. I say again, let no one think me foolish. But if so, yet receive me as foolish, that I also may boast a little. 17. That which I speak, I don’t speak according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting. (2 Corinthians 11:13-17, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 13. For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. > > **15. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.** > > 16. 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. receive: or, suffer 17. That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting. (2 Corinthians 11:13-17, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 13. for those such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ, 14. and no wonder, for even the Adversary doth transform himself into a messenger of light; > > **15. no great thing, then, if also his ministrants do transform themselves as ministrants of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.** > > 16. Again I say, may no one think me to be a fool; and if otherwise, even as a fool receive me, that I also a little may boast. 17. That which I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this the confidence of boasting; (2 Corinthians 11:13-17, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Lexicon:** - [G5056 - telos](/codex/g5056-telos/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.