Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
It is doubtless
not profitable
for me to boast
. For
I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
It is not expedient
for me doubtless
to glory
. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
I know
a man in Christ ,
fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I don't
know,
or whether out of the body, I don't
know;
God knows
) ,
such a
one caught up into
the third heaven.
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
such a man (whether in the body, or outside
of the body, I don't
know;
God knows
) ,
And
I knew
such a man ,
(whether in the body, or out
of the body, I cannot
tell:
God knoweth;
)
how 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.
On
behalf
of such a
one I
will boast,
but
on
my
own
behalf
I will not boast
, except
in my
weaknesses
.
Of such an
one will I glory:
yet
of
myself
I
will not glory
, but
in mine
infirmities
.
For if
I would desire to boast
, I will
not be foolish
; for I will speak
the truth .
But I forbear, so
that
no
man may
account
of me above that which he sees
in
me, or hears
from
me.
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.
By
reason
of
the
exceeding
greatness
of
the
revelations,
that
I should not
be exalted excessively
, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a
messenger of Satan to buffet me, that
I should not
be exalted excessively
.
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
.
Concerning
this thing ,
I begged
the Lord three
times
that it might depart from me.
For
this thing I besought
the Lord thrice,
that it might depart from me.
He has
said to
me, "
My grace is sufficient for you,
for my power
is made perfect in weakness. "
Most gladly therefore I
will rather glory in my weaknesses
, that the power of Christ may rest on
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.
Therefore 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.
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.
I have
become foolish
in boasting.
You
compelled me ,
for I ought to have been commended by
you ,
for in nothing was
I inferior
to
the very best
apostles, though I am
nothing.
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.
Truly the signs of an apostle were worked
among you in all patience, in signs and wonders and mighty works
.
Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought
among you in all patience, in signs ,
and wonders ,
and mighty deeds
.
For what is there
in
which
you
were made
inferior to the
rest
of
the
assemblies
, unless
it is
that I myself was not a
burden
to you? Forgive me this wrong.
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.
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 your
possessions,
but you .
For the children ought not to save
up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
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.
I will most
gladly spend and be spent for your
souls.
If
I
love
you more abundantly ,
am
I loved
the less ?
And
I will very
gladly spend and be spent for you ;
though
the
more abundantly I love
you,
the less I
be
loved.
But be it so, I did not myself
burden you .
But
, being crafty, I caught you with deception
.
But be it so, I did not burden you :
nevertheless
, being crafty, I caught you with guile
.
Did I take
advantage
of you by anyone
of them whom I have
sent to
you?
Did I make
a
gain
of you by any
of them whom I sent unto
you?
I exhorted
Titus, and I sent the
brother with
him
. Did Titus take
any
advantage
of you? Didn't
we walk
in the same spirit? Didn't
we walk
in the same steps?
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?
Again, do
you
think that we are
excusing
ourselves to
you? In
the
sight
of
God
we speak in Christ .
But all things, beloved, are
for your edifying.
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.
For I am
afraid
that
by
any
means
, when I come, I might
find you not
the
way
I want
to
, and that I might
be found by
you as you
don't
desire;
that
by
any
means
there
would be strife
, jealousy
, outbursts
of
anger
, factions
, slander
, whisperings, proud
thoughts
, riots;
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:
that
again
when I come my God would
humble me before
you, and I would
mourn
for
many of
those
who
have sinned before
now
, and not repented of the uncleanness and sexual
immorality
and lustfulness
which they committed.
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.
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