2 Corinthians 11:27

In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
In	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
weariness	κόπῳ kopō	G2873	a cut · noun — dative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
painfulness	μόχθῳ, mochthō	G3449	toil · noun — dative singular masculine
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
watchings	ἀγρυπνίαις agrupniais	G70	sleeplessness · noun — dative plural feminine
often	πολλάκις, pollakis	G4178	many times · adverb
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
hunger	λιμῷ limō	G3042	a scarcity of food · noun — dative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
thirst	δίψει, dipsei	G1373	thirst · noun — dative singular neuter
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
fastings	νηστείαις nēsteiais	G3521	abstinence (from lack of food · noun — dative plural feminine
often	πολλάκις, pollakis	G4178	many times · adverb
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in
cold	ψύχει psuchei	G5592	coolness · noun — dative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
nakedness	γυμνότητι· gumnotēti	G1132	nudity (absolute or comparative) · noun — dative singular feminine

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Cross-references

2 Corinthians 6:5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
Philippians 4:12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both…
1 Thessalonians 2:9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preac…
2 Thessalonians 3:8 Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of…
1 Corinthians 4:11-12 Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
Jeremiah 38:9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he…
Acts 13:2-3 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
Acts 14:23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 11:22–end

Here the apostle gives a large account of his own qualifications, labours, and sufferings (not out of pride or vain-glory, but to the honour of God, who had enabled him to do and suffer so much for the cause of Christ), and wherein he excelled the false apostles, who would lessen his character and usefulness among the Corinthians. Observe, I. He mentions the privileges of his birth (Co2 11:22), which were equal to any they could pretend to. He was a Hebrew of the Hebrews; of a family among the Jews that never intermarried with the Gentiles. He was also an Israelite, and could boast of his being descended from the beloved Jacob as well as they, and was also of the seed of Abraham, and not of…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Corinthians 11:27

fastings--voluntary, in order to kindle devotions (Act 13:2-3; Act 14:23; Co1 9:27); for they are distinguished from "hunger and thirst," which were involuntary [GROTIUS]. However, see on Co2 6:5. The context refers solely to hardships, not to self-imposed devotional mortification. "Hunger and thirst" are not synonymous with "foodlessness" (as the Greek of "fasting" means), but are its consequences. cold . . . nakedness--"cold" resulting from "nakedness," or insufficient clothing, as the Greek often means: as "hunger and thirst" result from "foodlessness." (Compare Act 28:2; Rom 8:35). "When we remember that he who endured all this was a man constantly suffering from infirm health (Co2 4:7…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Corinthians 11:27

In weariness and painfulness - Tribulations of this kind were his constant companions. Lord Lyttleton and others have made useful reflections on this verse: "How hard was it for a man of a genteel and liberal education, as St. Paul was, to bear such rigours, and to wander about like a vagabond, hungry and almost naked, yet coming into the presence of persons of high life, and speaking in large and various assemblies on matters of the utmost importance!" Had not St. Paul been deeply convinced of the truth and absolute certainty of the Christian religion, he could not have continued to expose himself to such hardships.

The Church Fathers

"In labor and travail." Perils succeed to labors, labors to perils, one upon other and unintermitted, and allowed him not to take breath even for a little.
— John Chrysostom, Homily 25 on 2 Corinthians

Such exertion is beneficial not only for bringing the body into subjection but also for showing charity to our neighbor, so that through us God might grant sufficiency to the weak among us.
— Basil of Caesarea, THE LONG RULES 37

Some of Paul's sleepless nights were voluntary, but others were forced on him. When he was in dire straits, he had to stay awake and seek God's help. Furthermore he taught not only in the daytime but at night as well. He was cold and exposed when he was shipwrecked on the island of Malta, where the local people came to his rescue..
— Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES

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Dictionary and topics

Basket — There are five different Hebrew words so rendered in the Authorized Version: (1.) A basket (Heb. sal, a twig or osier) for holding bread (Gen. 40:16; Ex. 29:3, 23; Lev. 8:2, 26, 31; Num. 6:15, 17,…
Fasting · .By Paul — .By Paul
Persecution · OF THE RIGHTEOUS — OF THE RIGHTEOUS
Watchfulness · Exemplified: Paul — Exemplified: Paul

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Corinthians 11:27

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 11:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Corinthians 11:27

Adam Clarke on 2 Corinthians 11:27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Corinthians 11:27

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 11:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Corinthians 11:27

Adam Clarke on 2 Corinthians 11:27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Corinthians 11:27

John Calvin on 2 Corinthians 11:22-29

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Corinthians 11:26-27