Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
It is not expedient for
me
doubtless
to
glory.
I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
I
must
needs
glory,
though
it is not expedient ;
but
I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
I knew
a man in Christ above
fourteen years ago ,
(whether in the body, I cannot
tell
; or whether out of the body, I cannot
tell:
God knoweth ;
) such an
one caught up to the third heaven.
I know
a man in Christ ,
fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I know
not
; or whether out of the body, I know
not;
God knoweth) ,
such a
one caught up even
to the third heaven.
And I knew
such a man ,
(whether in the body, or out
of
the body, I cannot
tell:
God knoweth ;
)
And I know
such a man (whether in the body, or apart
from
the body, I know
not;
God knoweth) ,
How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
how that he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
Of such an
one will I glory: yet
of
myself
I will not glory, but
in mine
infirmities
.
On
behalf
of such a
one will I glory: but
on
mine
own
behalf
I will not glory, save
in `my'
weaknesses
.
For though
I would
desire to glory, I shall not be a
fool
; for I will
say
the truth: but now
I forbear, lest any man should think
of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that
he
heareth of
me.
For if
I should
desire to glory, I shall not be foolish
; for I shall
speak
the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should account
of me above that which he seeth me `
to be '
, or heareth from
me.
And lest
I
should
be
exalted
above
measure
through
the abundance
of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the
messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest
I should be exalted above
measure
.
And by
reason
of
the exceeding
greatness
of the revelations, that
I
should
not
be
exalted
overmuch,
there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a
messenger of Satan to buffet me, that
I should not
be exalted overmuch
.
For
this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
Concerning
this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength
is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities
, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
And he hath
said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for `
my '
power
is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses
, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Therefore
I take pleasure in infirmities
, in reproaches
, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
Wherefore
I take pleasure in weaknesses
, in injuries
, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses ,
for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
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.
I am become foolish:
ye compelled me ;
for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing was
I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I am
nothing.
Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in
signs ,
and wonders ,
and mighty deeds
.
Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, by
signs and wonders and mighty works
.
For what is it
wherein ye were inferior to other
churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome
to you? forgive me this wrong.
For what is there
wherein ye were made
inferior to the
rest
of
the
churches, except `
it be '
that I myself was not a
burden
to you? forgive me this wrong.
Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome
to you: for I seek not your's
but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
Behold, this
is
the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a
burden
to you: for I seek not yours,
but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
And I will very
gladly spend and be spent for you;
though
the
more
abundantly
I love you, the
less
I be
loved .
And I will most
gladly spend and be spent for your
souls.
If
I love you more
abundantly
, am
I loved the
less?
But be it so, I did not burden you :
nevertheless
, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
But be it so, I did not myself
burden you ;
but
, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
Did I make
a
gain
of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?
Did I take
advantage
of you by any one
of them whom I have
sent unto you?
I desired
Titus, and with
him
I sent a
brother. Did Titus make
a
gain
of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?
I exhorted
Titus, and I sent the
brother with
him
. Did Titus take
any
advantage
of you? walked we not in the same spirit? `
walked we '
not in the same steps?
Again,
think
ye that we excuse
ourselves unto you ?
we
speak
before
God in Christ :
but we
do
all things, dearly
beloved, for your edifying.
Ye think
all
this
time
that we are
excusing
ourselves unto you .
In
the
sight
of
God speak
we
in Christ .
But all things, beloved, `are'
for your edifying.
For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall
not
find you such as I would, and that
I
shall
be found unto
you such as ye would not :
lest there be debates
, envyings
, wraths, strifes
, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults :
For I fear, lest by
any
means
, when I come, I should
find you not
such as I would, and should
myself
be found of
you such as ye would not ;
lest by
any
means
`
there should
be '
strife
, jealousy
, wraths, factions
, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults ;
And
lest ,
when I come again,
my God will
humble me among
you, and that
I shall
bewail
many which
have sinned already
, and have
not
repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have
committed.
lest again
when I come my God should
humble me before
you, and I should
mourn
for
many of
them
that
have sinned heretofore
, and repented not
of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they committed.
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