Protestantism
English
Would that ye could bear with me in a little foolishness: but indeed ye do bear with me.
O that ye were bearing with me a little of the folly, but ye also do bear with me:
Would that ye would bear with me [in] a little folly; but indeed bear with me.
Woulde to God, yee coulde suffer a litle my foolishnes, and in deede, ye suffer me.
1 Out of his jealousy over the Corinthians, who seemed to make more account of the false apostles, then of him, 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 their charge, 13 showing that he was not inferiour to those deceitful workers, in any legal prerogative, 23 and in the service of Christ, and in all kind of sufferings for his ministery, far superiour.
Would to God you could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
I hope you will bear with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.
I WISH ye would bear with me a little in my foolishness, yea indeed bear with me.
I wish ye could bear with me a little in [my] folly and indeed bear with me.
WOULD to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
Paul Defends His Apostleship
I wish that you would put up with me ⌞in something a little foolish⌟1—but indeed you are putting up with me.
- Literally “a little something of foolishness”
I would that you were bearing with me a little in foolishness; but, indeed, bear with me.
I would that you were bearing with me a little in foolishness; but indeed bear with me.
I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.
I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.
I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.
Would that ye could bear with me in a little folly! and indeed ye do bear with me.
I could wish that you would tolerate a little folly in me! But indeed you do tolerate me.
I could wish that you would tolerate a little folly in me! But indeed you do tolerate me.
Would that ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
I could wish ye would bear with me as to some little foolishness,—Nay! do even bear with me!
O that ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.1
- indeed bear...: or, indeed ye do bear with me
I could wish that you would tolerate a little folly in me! But indeed you do tolerate me.
Would to God all of you could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
Catholicism
English
He is forced to commend himself and his labours, lest the Corinthians should be imposed upon by the false apostles.
I wish that you would endure a small amount of my foolishness, so as to bear with me.1
- 11:1My folly: So he calls his reciting his own praises, which, commonly speaking is looked upon as a piece of folly and vanity; though the apostle was constrained to do it, for the good of the souls committed to his charge.(Challoner)