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¹ Boasting is necessary though it is not profitable; but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

² I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago--whether in the body I do not know or out of the body I do not know God knows--such a man was caught up to the third heaven.

³ And I know how such a man--whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know God knows--

⁴ was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words which a man is not permitted to speak.

⁵ On behalf of such a man I will boast; but on my own behalf I will not boast except in regard to my weaknesses.

⁶ For if I do wish to boast I will not be foolish for I will be speaking the truth; but I refrain from this so that no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me.

⁷ Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations for this reason to keep me from exalting myself there was given me a thorn in the flesh a messenger of Satan to torment me--to keep me from exalting myself!

⁸ Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me.

⁹ And He has said to me "My grace is sufficient for you for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly therefore I will rather boast about my weaknesses so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.

¹⁰ Therefore I am well content with weaknesses with insults with distresses with persecutions with difficulties for Christ's sake; for when I am weak then I am strong.

¹¹ I have become foolish; you yourselves compelled me. Actually I should have been commended by you for in no respect was I inferior to the most eminent apostles even though I am a nobody.

¹² The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with all perseverance by signs and wonders and miracles.

¹³ For in what respect were you treated as inferior to the rest of the churches except that I myself did not become a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

¹⁴ Here for this third time I am ready to come to you and I will not be a burden to you; for I do not seek what is yours but you; for children are not responsible to save up for their parents but parents for their children.

¹⁵ I will most gladly spend and be expended for your souls. If I love you more am I to be loved less?

¹⁶ But be that as it may I did not burden you myself; nevertheless crafty fellow that I am I took you in by deceit.

¹⁷ Certainly I have not taken advantage of you through any of those whom I have sent to you have I?

¹⁸ I urged Titus to go and I sent the brother with him. Titus did not take any advantage of you did he? Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit and walk in the same steps?

¹⁹ All this time you have been thinking that we are defending ourselves to you. Actually it is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ; and all for your upbuilding beloved.

²⁰ For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you to be not what I wish and may be found by you to be not what you wish; that perhaps there will be strife jealousy angry tempers disputes slanders gossip arrogance disturbances;

²¹ I am afraid that when I come again my God may humiliate me before you and I may mourn over many of those who have sinned in the past and not repented of the impurity immorality and sensuality which they have practiced.

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