2 Corinthians 11:5

2 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 11

“For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.”2 Corinthians 11:5

What Does 2 Corinthians 11:5 Mean?

2 Corinthians 11:5 is found in the book of 2 Corinthians, chapter 11, verse 5 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (14)

These passages are connected to 2 Corinthians 11:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

2 Corinthians 12:11“I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.”Numbers 12:3“(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)”Romans 1:1“Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,”1 Corinthians 15:10“But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.”Galatians 2:6“But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man’s person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:”Job 15:9“What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?”Acts 15:2“When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.”Job 12:3“But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?”1 Corinthians 1:1“Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,”1 Corinthians 9:1“Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?”1 Corinthians 15:9“For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.”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.”Matthew 20:27“And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:”Galatians 2:11“But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.”

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