2 Corinthians 12:1–10

It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. ^†I will come to ^avisions and ^brevelations of the Lord. ²I knew a man ^cin Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: ^dGod knoweth;) ^esuch an one ^fcaught up to ^gthe third heaven. ^3*And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: ^dGod knoweth;) ⁴How that he was ^fcaught up into ^hparadise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not ^||ilawful for a man to utter. ⁵Of such an one will I glory: yet ^kof myself I will not glory, ^lbut in mine infirmities. ⁶For though I would desire to glory, ^mI shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now ⁿI forbear, lest any man should ^othink of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. ⁷And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the ^brevelations, ^lthere was given to me ^pa thorn in the flesh, ^qthe messenger of ^rSatan to ^sbuffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. ⁸For this thing I besought the Lord ^tthrice, that it might depart from me. ⁹And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for ^umy strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore ^kwill I rather glory in my infirmities, that ^vthe power of Christ may rest upon me. ¹⁰Therefore ^lI ^wtake pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in ^xznecessities, in ^ypersecutions, in ^zdistresses for Christ’s sake: ^afor when I am weak, then am I strong.