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It is[G4851]not[G3756]expedient[G4851] for me[G3427]doubtless[G1211]to[G1519]glory[G2744]. I will come[G2064]to[G1519]visions[G3701]and[G2532]revelations[G602] of the Lord[G2962].
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I knew[G1492] a man[G444]in[G1722]Christ[G5547]above[G4253]fourteen[G1180]years[G2094] ago,(whether[G1535]in[G1722] the body[G4983], I cannot[G3756]tell[G1492]; or whether[G1535]out[G1622] of the body[G4983], I cannot[G3756]tell[G1492]: God[G2316]knoweth[G1492];) such an one[G5108] caught up[G726]to[G2193] the third[G5154]heaven[G3772].
3And[G2532] I knew[G1492]such[G5108] a man,(whether in[G1722] the body[G4983], or[G1535]out[G1622] of the body[G4983], I cannot[G3756]tell[G1492]: God[G2316]knoweth[G1492];)
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How that[G3754] he was caught up[G726]into[G1519]paradise[G3857], and[G2532]heard[G191]unspeakable[G731]words[G4487], which[G3739] it is[G1832]not[G3756]lawful[G1832] for a man[G444] to utter[G2980].
5Of[G5228] such an one[G5108]will[G2744] I glory[G2744]: yet[G1161]of[G5228]myself[G1683] I will[G2744]not[G3756]glory[G2744], but[G1508]in[G1722]mine[G3450]infirmities[G769].
6For[G1063]though[G1437] I would desire[G2309] to glory[G2744], I shall[G2071]not[G3756]be[G2071] a fool[G878]; for[G1063] I will say[G2046] the truth[G225]: but[G1161] now I forbear[G5339], lest[G3361] any man[G5100] should think[G3049]of[G1519]me[G1691]above[G5228] that which[G3739] he seeth[G991]me[G3165] to be[G2071], or[G2228] that he heareth[G191]of[G5100]me[G1700].
7And[G2532]lest[G3363] I should be exalted above measure[G5229] through the abundance[G5236] of the revelations[G602], there was given[G1325]to[G2443]me[G3427] a thorn[G4647] in the flesh[G4561], the messenger[G32] of Satan[G4566]to[G2443]buffet[G2852]me[G3165], lest[G3363] I should be exalted above measure[G5229].
8For[G5228] this thing[G5127] I besought[G3870] the Lord[G2962]thrice[G5151], that[G2443] it might depart[G868]from[G575]me[G1700].
9And[G2532] he said[G2046] unto me[G3427], My[G3450]grace[G5485] is sufficient[G714]for[G1063]thee[G4671]: for[G1063]my[G3450]strength[G1411] is made perfect[G5048]in[G1722]weakness[G769]. Most gladly[G2236]therefore[G3767] will I[G2744]rather[G3123]glory[G2744]in[G1722]my[G3450]infirmities[G769], that[G2443] the power[G1411] of Christ[G5547] may rest[G1981]upon[G1909]me[G1691].
10Therefore[G1352] I take pleasure[G2106]in[G1722]infirmities[G769], in[G1722]reproaches[G5196], in[G1722]necessities[G318], in[G1722]persecutions[G1375], in[G1722]distresses[G4730]for[G5228] Christ's sake[G5228]: for[G1063]when[G3752] I am[G1510]weak[G770], then[G5119]am[G1510] I strong[G1415].
11I[G1473] am become[G1096] a fool[G878] in glorying[G2744]; ye[G5210] have compelled[G315]me[G3165]: for[G1063]I[G1473]ought[G3784] to have been commended[G4921]of[G5259]you[G5216]: for[G1063] in nothing[G3762] am I[G1473]behind[G5302] the very chiefest[G3029]apostles[G652], though[G1499]I[G1473]be[G1510]nothing[G3762].
12Truly[G3303] the signs[G4592] of an apostle[G652] were wrought[G2716]among[G1722]you[G5213]in[G1722]all[G3956]patience[G5281], in[G1722]signs[G4592], and[G2532]wonders[G5059], and[G2532] mighty deeds[G1411].
13For[G1063]what[G5101] is it[G2076]wherein[G3739] ye were inferior[G2274]to[G5228]other[G3062]churches[G1577], except[G1508]it[G2076] be that[G3754]I[G1473]myself[G846]was[G2655]not[G3756]burdensome[G2655]to[G5228]you?[G5216]forgive[G5483]me[G3427]this[G5026]wrong[G93].
14Behold[G2400], the third time[G5154] I am[G2192]ready[G2093]to[G4314]come[G2064]to[G4314]you[G5209]; and[G2532] I will[G2655]not[G3756] be burdensome[G2655]to[G4314]you[G5216]: for[G1063] I seek[G2212]not[G3756]yours[G5216], but[G235]you[G5216]: for[G1063] the children[G5043]ought[G3784]not[G3756]to[G4314] lay up[G2343]for[G1063] the parents[G1118], but[G235] the parents[G1118]for[G1063] the children[G5043].
15And[G1161]I[G1473] will very gladly[G2236]spend[G1159]and[G2532] be spent[G1550]for[G5228]you[G5590]; though[G1499] the more abundantly[G4056]I[G1473]love[G25]you[G5216], the less[G2276]I[G1473] be loved[G25].
16But[G1161] be it so[G2077], I[G1473]did[G2599]not[G3756]burden[G2599]you[G5209]: nevertheless[G235], being[G5225]crafty[G3835], I[G1473]caught[G2983]you[G5209] with guile[G1388].
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Did I make a gain[G4122] of you[G5209]by[G1223]any[G5100] of them[G846]whom[G3739] I sent[G649]unto[G4314]you?[G5209]
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I desired[G3870]Titus[G5103], and[G2532] with him I sent[G4882] a brother[G80]. Did[G4122]Titus[G5103] make a gain[G4122] of you?[G5209] walked we[G4043]not[G3756] in the same[G846]spirit?[G4151] walked we[G4043]not[G3756] in the same[G846]steps?[G2487]
19Again[G3825], think ye[G1380]that[G3754] we excuse ourselves[G626] unto you?[G5213] we speak[G2980]before[G2714]God[G2316]in[G1722]Christ[G5547]: but[G1161] we do all things[G3956], dearly beloved[G27], for[G5228]your[G5216]edifying[G3619].
20For[G1063]I[G2504]fear[G5399], lest[G3381], when I[G2504]come[G2064], I[G2504]shall[G2147]not[G3756]find[G2147]you[G5209] such as[G3634]I[G2504]would[G2309], and that I[G2504]shall[G2147] be found[G2147] unto you[G5213] such as[G3634] ye would[G2309]not[G3756]: lest[G4458] there be debates[G2054], envyings[G2205], wraths[G2372], strifes[G2052], backbitings[G2636], whisperings[G5587], swellings[G5450], tumults[G181]:
21And[G2532]lest[G3361], when I come[G2064]again[G3825], my[G3450]God[G2316] will humble[G5013]me[G3165]among[G4314]you[G5209], and[G2532] that I shall bewail[G3996]many[G4183]which[G3588]have[G3340] sinned already[G4258], and[G2532]have[G3340]not[G3361]repented[G3340]of[G1909] the uncleanness[G167]and[G2532]fornication[G4202]and[G2532]lasciviousness[G766]which[G3739] they have[G3340]committed[G4238].