Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve. New Living Translation So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. In the end they will get the punishment their wicked deeds deserve. English Standard Version So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds. Berean Standard Bible It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions. Berean Literal Bible Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works. New American Standard Bible Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds. NASB 1995 Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds. NASB 1977 Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their deeds. Legacy Standard Bible Therefore it is not surprising if his ministers also disguise themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds. Amplified Bible So it is no great surprise if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, but their end will correspond with their deeds. Christian Standard Bible So it is no great surprise if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will be according to their works. Holman Christian Standard Bible So it is no great thing if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their destiny will be according to their works. American Standard Version It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works. Contemporary English Version So why does it seem strange for Satan's servants to pretend to do what is right? Someday they will get exactly what they deserve. English Revised Version It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. GOD'S WORD® Translation So it's not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants who have God's approval. In the end they will get what they deserve. Good News Translation So it is no great thing if his servants disguise themselves to look like servants of righteousness. In the end they will get exactly what their actions deserve. International Standard Version So it is not surprising if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their doom will match their deeds! Majority Standard Bible It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions. NET Bible Therefore it is not surprising his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will correspond to their actions. New Heart English Bible It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works. Webster's Bible Translation Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also are transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. Weymouth New Testament It is therefore no great thing for his servants also to disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will be in accordance with their actions. World English Bible It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works. Literal Translations Literal Standard Version[it is] no great thing, then, if his servants also transform themselves as servants of righteousness—whose end will be according to their works. Berean Literal Bible Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds. Young's Literal Translation no great thing, then, if also his ministrants do transform themselves as ministrants of righteousness -- whose end shall be according to their works. Smith's Literal Translation No great thing therefore if also his servants are transformed as servants of justice; whose end shall be according to their works. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTherefore it is no great thing if his ministers be transformed as the ministers of justice, whose end shall be according to their works. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, it is no great thing if his ministers present themselves as if they were ministers of justice, for their end shall be according to their works. New American Bible So it is not strange that his ministers also masquerade as ministers of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds. New Revised Standard Version So it is not strange if his ministers also disguise themselves as ministers of righteousness. Their end will match their deeds. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIt is no great thing if his ministers also pose as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. Aramaic Bible in Plain English It is not a great matter if also his Ministers imitate Ministers of righteousness, those whose end will be like their works. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentTherefore, it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves so as to be like the ministers of righteousness; of such, the end shall be according to their works. Godbey New Testament Then it is no great wonder if his ministers are transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose, end shall be according to their works. Haweis New Testament It is no wonder therefore if his ministers also be transformed as ministers of righteousness; whose end will be according to their works. Mace New Testament therefore it is not strange if his agents are so disguised as to appear like ministers of the gospel; but their end shall be answerable to their actions. Weymouth New Testament It is therefore no great thing for his servants also to disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will be in accordance with their actions. Worrell New Testament It is no great thing, therefore, if his ministers also transform themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end will be according to their works. Worsley New Testament It is therefore no great thing, if his ministers also be transformed into ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Paul and the False Apostles…14And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions. 16I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.… Cross References Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. Matthew 23:28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 2 Corinthians 11:13-14 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. Galatians 1:8-9 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse! / As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse! 2 Peter 2:1 Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. 1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. Revelation 2:2 I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles. Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. Revelation 13:11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon. Jeremiah 23:14 And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.” Ezekiel 13:9 My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD. Isaiah 9:15-16 The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies. / For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up. Isaiah 56:10-11 Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber. / Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain: Micah 3:5 This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths: Zechariah 13:4 And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive. Treasury of Scripture 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. no. 2 Kings 5:13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? 1 Corinthians 9:11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? his. 2 Corinthians 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. Acts 13:10 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. the ministers. 2 Corinthians 11:23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. 2 Corinthians 3:9 For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. whose. Isaiah 9:14,15 Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day… Jeremiah 5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? Jeremiah 23:14,15 I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah… Jump to Previous Accordance Actions Correspond Deeds Disguise End Fashion Great Ministers Ministrants Reward Righteousness Seem Servants Strange Surprising Themselves Transform Transformed WorksJump to Next Accordance Actions Correspond Deeds Disguise End Fashion Great Ministers Ministrants Reward Righteousness Seem Servants Strange Surprising Themselves Transform Transformed Works2 Corinthians 11 1. Out of his jealousy over the Corinthians, he enters into a forced commendation of himself,5. of his equality with the chief apostles, 7. of his preaching the gospel to them freely, and without any charge to them; 13. showing that he was not inferior to those deceitful workers in any legal prerogative; 23. and in the service of Christ, and in all kinds of sufferings for his ministry, far superior. It is not surprising, then The phrase "It is not surprising, then," suggests a logical conclusion drawn from previous statements. In the context of 2 Corinthians 11, Paul is addressing the deception of false apostles. The Greek word for "surprising" (θαυμαστόν, thaumaston) implies something that is unexpected or astonishing. Paul is emphasizing that the behavior of these false apostles should not be unexpected given their allegiance to Satan, who is the master of deception. Historically, the early church faced many challenges from false teachers, and Paul is preparing the Corinthians to recognize and withstand such deceit. if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness Their end will correspond to their actions Whose end shall be according to their works.--What the works were is stated, or implied, in 2Corinthians 11:20. Hero he is content to rest on the eternal law of God's government, that what a man sows that shall he also reap. The abruptness with which the next verse opens indicates that here again there was a pause in the dictation of the letter. After an interval--during which, led by the last words he had spoken, his thoughts had travelled to the contrast between their works, of which they boasted so loudly, and his own--he begins again, half-indignant at the necessity for self-assertion which they have forced upon him, aware that all that had been said of his "insane" habit of "commending himself" was likely to be said again, and yet feeling that he must once for all remind the Corinthians of what he had done and suffered, and then leave them to judge between the rival claims. Verse 15. - Whose end shall be according to their works. Whatever their fashion (schema), they shall be judged, not by what they seem, but by what they are, as shown by their works.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek [It is] notοὐ (ou) Adverb Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. surprising, μέγα (mega) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense. then, οὖν (oun) Conjunction Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. if εἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. servants διάκονοι (diakonoi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1249: Probably from an obsolete diako; an attendant, i.e. a waiter; specially, a Christian teacher and pastor. masquerade μετασχηματίζονται (metaschēmatizontai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3345: From meta and a derivative of schema; to transfigure or disguise; figuratively, to apply. as ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. servants διάκονοι (diakonoi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1249: Probably from an obsolete diako; an attendant, i.e. a waiter; specially, a Christian teacher and pastor. of righteousness. δικαιοσύνης (dikaiosynēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1343: From dikaios; equity; specially justification. [Their] ὧν (hōn) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. end τέλος (telos) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 5056: (a) an end, (b) event or issue, (c) the principal end, aim, purpose, (d) a tax. will correspond to ἔσται (estai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. actions. ἔργα (erga) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act. 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