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  12:1 ¶
I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. |
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12:1 ¶
It is°°
not°
expedient°°°
for me°
doubtless°
to glory.°°°
I will°
come°°
to°
visions°
and°
revelations°
of the Lord.° |
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12:2
I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I know not; or whether out of the body, I know not; God knoweth), such a one caught up even to the third heaven. |
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12:2
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.° |
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12:3
And I know such a man (whether in the body, or apart from the body, I know not; God knoweth), |
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12:3
And°
I knew°°
such°
a man,°
(whether°
in°
the body,°
or°
out°
of the°
body,°
I cannot°
tell:°°°
God°
knoweth;)°° |
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12:4
how that he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. |
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12:4
How that°
he was caught up°°
into°
paradise,°
and°
heard°°
unspeakable°
words,°
which°
it is°°
not°
lawful°°°
for a man°
to utter.°° |
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12:5
On behalf of such a one will I glory: but on mine own behalf I will not glory, save in [my] weaknesses. |
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12:5
Of°
such an one°
will I glory:°°
yet°
of°
myself°
I will°°
not°
glory,°°
but°
in°
mine°
infirmities.° |
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12:6
For if I should desire to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I shall speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should account of me above that which he seeth me [to be], or heareth from me. |
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12:6
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.° |
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12:7
And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch. |
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12:7
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.°° |
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12:8
Concerning this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. |
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12:8
For°
this thing°
I besought°°
the°
Lord°
thrice,°
that°
it might depart°°
from°
me.° |
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12:9
And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for [my] power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. |
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12:9
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.° |
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12:10
Wherefore 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. |
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12:10
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.° |
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12:11
I am become foolish: ye compelled me; for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I am nothing. |
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12:11
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.° |
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12:12
Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, by signs and wonders and mighty works. |
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12:12
Truly°
the°
signs°
of an apostle°
were wrought°°
among°
you°
in°
all°
patience,°
in°
signs,°
and°
wonders,°
and°
mighty deeds.° |
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12:13
For what is there wherein ye were made inferior to the rest of the churches, except [it be] that I myself was not a burden to you? forgive me this wrong. |
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12:13
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.° |
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12:14
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 yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. |
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12:14
Behold,°°
the third time°
I am°°
ready°
to come°°
to°
you;°
and°
I will°°
not°
be burdensome°°
to you:°
for°
I seek°°
not°
yours,°
but°
you:°
for°
the°
children°
ought°°
not°
to lay up°°
for the°
parents,°
but°
the°
parents°
for the°
children.° |
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12:15
And I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less? |
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12:15
And°
I°
will very gladly°
spend°°
and°
be spent°°
for°
you;°°
though°
the more abundantly°
I love°°
you,°
the less°
I be loved.°° |
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12:16
But be it so, I did not myself burden you; but, being crafty, I caught you with guile. |
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12:16
But°
be°
it so,°°
I°
did°°
not°
burden°°
you:°
nevertheless,°
being°°
crafty,°
I caught°°
you°
with guile.° |
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12:17
Did I take advantage of you by any one of them whom I have sent unto you? |
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12:17
Did I°°
make a gain°°°
of you°
by°°
any°
of them°
whom°
I sent°°
unto°
you?° |
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12:18
I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? walked we not in the same spirit? [walked we] not in the same steps? |
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12:18
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?° |
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12:19
Ye think all this time that we are excusing ourselves unto you. In the sight of God speak we in Christ. But all things, beloved, [are] for your edifying. |
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12:19
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.° |
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12:20
For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means [there should be] strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults; |
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12:20
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:° |
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12:21
lest again when I come my God should humble me before you, and I should mourn for many of them that have sinned heretofore, and repented not of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they committed. |
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12:21
[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.°° |
