2 Corinthians 11:13 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
for those such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ,
English ASV
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ.
English Amplified
For such men are false apostles [spurious, counterfeits], deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles (special messengers) of Christ (the Messiah).
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
For such men are false apostles [spurious, counterfeits], deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles (special messengers) of Christ (the Messiah).
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.
English EASY 2024
Those people are false apostles. They do not work in an honest way. They try to make people think that Christ has sent them as his apostles.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
They are false apostles, lying workers. They only pretend to be apostles of Christ.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Those men are not true apostles—they are false apostles, who lie about their work and disguise themselves to look like real apostles of Christ.
English God's Word - GW 1995
People who brag like this are false apostles. They are dishonest workers, since they disguise themselves as Christ's apostles.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
English KJV 1611
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
English LSB
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
For such are false apostles and deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, who masquerade as apostles of Christ.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
People like that are false apostles. They work hard to trick others. They only pretend to be apostles of Christ.
English NIV
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
English NKJ 1982
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.
English NLT
These people are false apostles. They have fooled you by disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
For such boasters are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
For they are not true apostles but deceitful ministers who masquerade as “special apostles” of the Anointed One.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
God never sent those men at all; they are “phonies“ who have fooled you into thinking they are Christ's apostles.
English Tyndale 1537
For these false apostles are deceitful workers, and fashion them selves like unto the apostles of Christ.