12:1 I
must
go
on
boasting.
Though
there
is
nothing
to
be
gained
by
it,
I
will
go
on
to
visions
and
revelations
of
the
Lord.
12:2 I
know
a
man
in
Christ
who
fourteen
years
ago
was
caught
up
to
the
third
heaven--whether
in
the
body
or
out
of
the
body
I
do
not
know,
God
knows.
12:3 And
I
know
that
this
man
was
caught
up
into
paradise--whether
in
the
body
or
out
of
the
body
I
do
not
know,
God
knows--
12:4 and
he
heard
things
that
cannot
be
told,
which
man
may
not
utter.
12:5 On
behalf
of
this
man
I
will
boast,
but
on
my
own
behalf
I
will
not
boast,
except
of
my
weaknesses.
12:6 Though
if
I
should
wish
to
boast,
I
would
not
be
a
fool,
for
I
would
be
speaking
the
truth.
But
I
refrain
from
it,
so
that
no
one
may
think
more
of
me
than
he
sees
in
me
or
hears
from
me.
12:7 So
to
keep
me
from
becoming
conceited
because
of
the
surpassing
greatness
of
the
revelations,
a
thorn
was
given
me
in
the
flesh,
a
messenger
of
Satan
to
harass
me,
to
keep
me
from
becoming
conceited.
12:8 Three
times
I
pleaded
with
the
Lord
about
this,
that
it
should
leave
me.
12:9 But
he
said
to
me,
"My
grace
is
sufficient
for
you,
for
my
power
is
made
perfect
in
weakness."
Therefore
I
will
boast
all
the
more
gladly
of
my
weaknesses,
so
that
the
power
of
Christ
may
rest
upon
me.
12:10 For
the
sake
of
Christ,
then,
I
am
content
with
weaknesses,
insults,
hardships,
persecutions,
and
calamities.
For
when
I
am
weak,
then
I
am
strong.
12:11 I
have
been
a
fool!
You
forced
me
to
it,
for
I
ought
to
have
been
commended
by
you.
For
I
was
not
at
all
inferior
to
these
super-apostles,
even
though
I
am
nothing.
12:12 The
signs
of
a
true
apostle
were
performed
among
you
with
utmost
patience,
with
signs
and
wonders
and
mighty
works.
12:13 For
in
what
were
you
less
favored
than
the
rest
of
the
churches,
except
that
I
myself
did
not
burden
you
Forgive
me
this
wrong!
12:14 Here
for
the
third
time
I
am
ready
to
come
to
you.
And
I
will
not
be
a
burden,
for
I
seek
not
what
is
yours
but
you.
For
children
are
not
obligated
to
save
up
for
their
parents,
but
parents
for
their
children.
12:15 I
will
most
gladly
spend
and
be
spent
for
your
souls.
If
I
love
you
more,
am
I
to
be
loved
less
12:16 But
granting
that
I
myself
did
not
burden
you,
I
was
crafty,
you
say,
and
got
the
better
of
you
by
deceit.
12:17 Did
I
take
advantage
of
you
through
any
of
those
whom
I
sent
to
you
12:18 I
urged
Titus
to
go,
and
sent
the
brother
with
him.
Did
Titus
take
advantage
of
you
Did
we
not
act
in
the
same
spirit
Did
we
not
take
the
same
steps
12:19 Have
you
been
thinking
all
along
that
we
have
been
defending
ourselves
to
you
It
is
in
the
sight
of
God
that
we
have
been
speaking
in
Christ,
and
all
for
your
upbuilding,
beloved.
12:20 For
I
fear
that
perhaps
when
I
come
I
may
find
you
not
as
I
wish,
and
that
you
may
find
me
not
as
you
wish--that
perhaps
there
may
be
quarreling,
jealousy,
anger,
hostility,
slander,
gossip,
conceit,
and
disorder.
12:21 I
fear
that
when
I
come
again
my
God
may
humble
me
before
you,
and
I
may
have
to
mourn
over
many
of
those
who
sinned
earlier
and
have
not
repented
of
the
impurity,
sexual
immorality,
and
sensuality
that
they
have
practiced.