2 Cor 11:31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, He who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.
2 Cor 11:32 In Damascus the ethnarch under Aretas the king was guarding the city of the Damascenes in order to seize me,
2 Cor 11:33 and I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and so escaped his hands.
2 Cor 12:1 Boasting is necessary, though it is not profitable; but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.
2 Cor 12:2 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.
2 Cor 12:3 And I know how such a man--whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, God knows--
2 Cor 12:4 was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which a man is not permitted to speak.
2 Cor 12:5 On behalf of such a man I will boast; but on my own behalf I will not boast, except in regard to my weaknesses.
2 Cor 12:6 For if I do wish to boast I will not be foolish, for I will be speaking the truth; but I refrain fromthis, so that no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me.
2 Cor 12:7 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!
2 Cor 12:8 Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me.
2 Cor 12:9 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.
2 Cor 12:10 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.
2 Cor 12:11 ¶ 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.
2 Cor 12:12 The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with all perseverance, by signs and wonders and miracles.
2 Cor 12:13 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!
2 Cor 12:14 ¶ 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.
2 Cor 12:15 I will most gladly spend and be expended for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?
2 Cor 12:16 But be that as it may, I did not burden you myself; nevertheless, crafty fellow that I am, I took you in by deceit.
2 Cor 12:17Certainly I have not taken advantage of you through any of those whom I have sent to you, have I?