2 Corinthians 12:11
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles, even though I am nothing.

Young's Literal Translation
I have become a fool—boasting; ye—ye did compel me; for I ought by you to have been commended, for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles—even if I am nothing.

King James Bible
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.

Greek
I have become
Γέγονα (Gegona)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

a fool,
ἄφρων (aphrōn)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 878: Senseless, foolish, inconsiderate. Properly, mindless, i.e. Stupid, ignorant, egotistic, rash, or unbelieving.

[but] you
ὑμεῖς (hymeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

drove
ἠναγκάσατε (ēnankasate)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 315: To force, compel, constrain, urge. From anagke; to necessitate.

me [to it].
με (me)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

In fact,
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

you
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

should
ὤφειλον (ōpheilon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 3784: Or, its prolonged form opheileo probably from the base of ophelos; to owe; figuratively, to be under obligation; morally, to fail in duty.

have commended
συνίστασθαι (synistasthai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Strong's 4921: To place together, commend, prove, exhibit; instrans: I stand with; To be composed of, cohere.

me,
ἐγὼ (egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

since
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

I am in no way inferior
ὑστέρησα (hysterēsa)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 5302: From husteros; to be later, i.e. to be inferior; generally, to fall short.

to those
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

“super-apostles,”
Ὑπερλίαν (Hyperlian)
Adverb
Strong's 5228: Gen: in behalf of; acc: above.

even
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

though
εἰ (ei)
Conjunction
Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

I am
εἰμι (eimi)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st 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.

nothing.
οὐδέν (ouden)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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