Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
To
boast,
really,
is not profitable
for me ,
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 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 ;
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 .
and I have
known
such a man --
whether in the body, whether
out of the body, I have
not
known,
God hath
known,
--
And I knew
such a man ,
(
whether in the body, or
out of the body, I cannot
tell:
God knoweth;)
that he was caught away
to
the
paradise, and heard unutterable
sayings
, that
it is not possible
for man to speak
.
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 I
will boast,
and
of myself I will not boast
, except
in my
infirmities ,
Of such an one will I
glory:
yet
of myself I will not glory
, but
in mine
infirmities .
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 ;
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 .
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
.
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 thrice
the Lord did
I
call
upon
, that it might depart from me ,
For
this thing I
besought
the Lord thrice
, that it might depart from 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 :
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 .
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;
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 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.
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.
The signs ,
indeed,
of the
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, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds .
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!
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.
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 ,
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 .
and I most
gladly
will spend and be entirely
spent for your
souls,
even
if,
more abundantly loving
you, less I am
loved.
And I will very
gladly
spend and be spent for you;
though
the
more abundantly I
love
you, the
less I be
loved.
And
be it `
so '
, I --
I
did not burden you, but
being crafty, with
guile
I did
take
you ;
But
be it so, I did not burden you :
nevertheless
, being crafty, I caught
you with
guile.
any one
of those
whom I have
sent unto you --
by
him
did
I
take
advantage
of
you
?
Did
I
make
a
gain
of
you
by
any of them
whom I sent unto you?
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?
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, 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,
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 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
,
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:
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
.
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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