2 Corinthians 11:33

New Testament Epistle (Pauline) ASV (1901)

What does 2 Corinthians 11:33 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and through a window was I let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and through a window was I let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands.
2 Corinthians 11:33 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Corinthians 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
33and through a window was I let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And through a window in a basket was I let down, etc..] The house in which he was, like Rahab's, was built upon the wall of the city, and as she let down the spies by a cord through the window, and as David was by Michal; so the apostle was let down by the brethren with cords, as Jeremiah was, (<243806>Jeremiah 38:6) where the Septuagint use the same word as here, through a window; “which”, as the Arabic version reads it, “was in the wall”; or he was let down by the wall side, “in a basket or net”; so sarganh, and atgyrs, the word which the Syriac version here uses, signify and design a basket made of withs, wrought together in the form of network; frequent mention is made in the Jewish…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“And through a window - That is, through a little door or aperture in the wall; perhaps something like an embrasure, that might have been large enough to allow a man to pass through it. Luke says Acts 9:25 that they let him down “by the wall.” But there is no inconsistency. They doubtless first passed him through the embrasure or loop-hole in the wall, and then let him down gently by the side of it. Luke does not say it was over the top of the wall, but merely that he descended by the wall. It is not probable that an embrasure or opening would be near the bottom, and consequently there would be a considerable distance for him to descend by the side of the wall after he had passed through the…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Through a window - Of an house which stood on the city wall. Next: 2 Corinthians Chapter 12”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“I let: Jos 2:18; Sa1 19:12 Next: 2 Corinthians Chapter 12”
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