Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
I
must
go
on
boasting.
Although
there
is
nothing
to gain
, I will go
on
to visions and revelations from
the Lord.
To boast
, really,
is
not
profitable
for
me,
for
I will come
to visions and revelations of
the Lord.
I know
a man in Christ who
fourteen years ago was
caught
up
to
the
third
heaven.
Whether it
was
in the body or
out of it
I do
not know
, but
God knows.
I have
known
a man in Christ ,
fourteen years ago --
whether in the body I
have
not
known,
whether
out of the
body
I have
not known
, God hath
known
--
such
an
one
being
caught
away
unto
the
third
heaven;
And I know
that
this
man —
whether in the body or
out of it
I do
not know
, but
God knows—
and I have
known
such
a
man --
whether in the body ,
whether
out of the
body,
I have
not known
, God hath
known,
--
was caught up
to Paradise.
The things
he
heard were
too
sacred
for
words
, things
that man
is not permitted
to tell
.
that
he
was caught away
to the paradise,
and
heard unutterable
sayings
, that it
is not possible
for
man
to speak
.
I will boast about
such
a
man
, but
I will not boast about
myself
, except in my weaknesses.
Of
such
an
one
I will boast, and
of
myself
I will not boast, except in my infirmities,
Even
if I wanted
to boast, I would
not be a fool, because
I
would
be
speaking
the
truth .
But I refrain
, so
no
one will
credit
me with
more
than
he sees
in
me or hears
from
me ,
for
if I may
wish
to boast, I shall
not be a fool, for
truth I
will
say;
but I forebear
, lest
any
one in
regard
to
me may
think
anything
above
what
he doth
see
me ,
or doth
hear
anything
of
me ;
or
because
of these
surpassingly
great
revelations .
So
to
keep
me
from
becoming
conceited,
I was given a thorn in my
flesh, a messenger of Satan
, to
torment
me.
and
that
by
the
exceeding
greatness
of the
revelations I might
not
be
exalted
overmuch,
there
was given to
me
a thorn in the
flesh, a messenger of the
Adversary
, that
he
might
buffet
me ,
that
I
might
not
be
exalted
overmuch
.
Three
times
I
pleaded
with
the Lord to
take
it away
from me .
Concerning
this
thing
thrice
the Lord did
I
call
upon,
that
it might
depart
from me ,
But
He said to me, “My
grace
is
sufficient for you
, for My power is perfected in
weakness.”
Therefore I
will boast all
the
more
gladly
in my weaknesses
, so
that the power of Christ may rest on me .
and
He said to me, `
Sufficient for thee
is
My
grace
, for My power in
infirmity
is perfected ;'
most
gladly,
therefore ,
will I
rather
boast in my infirmities
, that the power of the
Christ may rest on me :
That
is
why,
for
the
sake
of
Christ,
I delight
in weaknesses
, in insults
, in hardships
, in persecutions, in difficulties.
For when
I am weak
, then I am strong.
wherefore
I am
well
pleased
in infirmities
, in damages
, in necessities
, in persecutions, in distresses
--
for Christ;
for
whenever
I am infirm
, then I am powerful;
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.
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.
The true
marks
of an
apostle —
signs, wonders, and miracles—were
performed
among
you
with
great
perseverance.
The signs,
indeed,
of the
apostle were
wrought
among
you
in
all
patience,
in
signs, and
wonders, and mighty
deeds,
In
what way
were you
inferior to the other
churches
, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong
!
for
what is
there
in
which
ye
were inferior to the rest
of
the
assemblies
, except that I myself
was not a burden to you? forgive me this injustice
!
See
, I am ready to come to
you a
third
time
, and I will not be a burden, because
I am
not seeking
your
possessions
, but you .
For children should
not have
to
save
up
for their
parents, but parents for their
children .
Lo
, a
third
time
I am ready to come unto
you, and I will not be a burden to
you
, for
I seek
not yours
, but you ,
for the
children ought
not for the
parents to
lay
up
, but the
parents for the
children ,
And for
the
sake
of
your
souls,
I will
most gladly spend my
money
and myself.
If I
love
you
more
, will
you love
me
less ?
and I most gladly will
spend and be
entirely
spent
for
your
souls,
even
if, more
abundantly
loving
you ,
less I
am
loved.
Be that
as
it may
, I was
not a
burden to
you ;
but crafty as
I
am
, I caught
you by
trickery.
And
be it `so'
, I --
I
did
not burden you ,
but being
crafty, with
guile
I did
take
you ;
Did
I exploit
you by anyone
I sent
you?
any
one
of
those
whom
I have
sent
unto
you --
by him
did
I take
advantage
of
you?
I urged
Titus to
visit
you
, and I
sent
our
brother
with him .
Did Titus exploit
you in
any
way
? Did
we
not
walk
in the same Spirit and
follow
in the same footsteps
?
I entreated
Titus, and did
send
with `
him '
the
brother;
did Titus take
advantage
of
you? in the same spirit did
we
not
walk?
--
did
we
not
in the same steps
?
Have
you
been
thinking
all
along
that we
were
making
a
defense
to you ?
We speak
before God in Christ ,
and all of
this
, beloved, is
to
build
you
up .
Again,
think
ye
that to you we are
making
defence?
before God in Christ do
we
speak;
and the
all things
, beloved, `are'
for
your
up -building,
For I am
afraid
that
when
I
come, I
may
not find
you
as I wish, and you
may not
find
me
as
you wish .
I
fear
that
there may
be quarreling
, jealousy
, rage
, rivalry
, slander
, gossip
, arrogance
, and
disorder.
for I fear
lest,
having
come, not such
as I wish I
may
find
you
, and I
--
I
may be
found
by
you such
as
ye
do
not
wish ,
lest
there be strifes
, envyings
, wraths
, revelries
, evil-speakings
, whisperings
, puffings
up
, insurrections,
I
am
afraid
that
when
I
come
again, my God will
humble me before
you, and I will
be
grieved
over
many who
have
sinned earlier
and have
not repented
of
their
acts
of
impurity
, sexual
immorality
, and debauchery
.
lest
again having
come
, my God may
humble me in
regard
to
you, and I may
bewail
many of
those
having
sinned before,
and not having
reformed
concerning
the
uncleanness
, and
whoredom
, and lasciviousness,
that
they
did
practise
.
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