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2 Corinthians 12
12:1

It is4851 not3756 expedient4851 for me3427 doubtless1211 to glory2744. I will come2064 to1519 visions3701 and2532 revelations602 of Yahweh2962.

12:2

I knew1492 a man444 in1722 Messiah5547 above4253 fourteen1180 years2094 ago4253, (whether1535 in1722 the body4983, I cannot3756 tell1492; or whether1535 out1622 of the body4983, I cannot3756 tell1492: Elohim2316 knoweth1492;) such an one5108 caught up726 to2193 the third5154 heaven3772.

12:3

And2532 I knew1492 such5108 a man444, (whether1535 in1722 the body4983, or1535 out1622 of the body4983, I cannot3756 tell1492: Elohim2316 knoweth1492;)

12:4

How that3754 he was caught up726 into1519 paradise3857, and2532 heard191 unspeakable731 words4487, which3739 it is1832 not3756 lawful1832 for a man444 to utter2980.

12:5

Of5228 such an one5108 will I glory2744: yet1161 of5228 myself1683 I will2744 not3756 glory2744, but1508 in1722 mine3450 infirmities769.

12:6

For1063 though1437 I would desire2309 to glory2744, I shall2071 not3756 be2071 a fool878; for1063 I will say2046 the truth225: but1161 now I forbear5339, lest3361 any man5100 should think3049 of1519 me1691 above5228 that which3739 he seeth991 me3165 to be, or2228 that he heareth191 of5100 me1700.

12:7

And2532 lest3363 I should be exalted above measure5229 through the abundance5236 of the revelations602, there was given1325 to me3427 a thorn4647 in the flesh4561, the messenger32 of Satan4566 to2443 buffet2852 me3165, lest3363 I should be exalted above measure5229.

12:8

For5228 this thing5127 I besought3870 Yahweh2962 thrice5151, that2443 it might depart868 from575 me1700.

12:9

And2532 he said2046 unto me3427, My3450 grace5485 is sufficient714 for thee4671: for1063 my3450 strength1411 is made perfect5048 in1722 weakness769. Most gladly2236 therefore3767 will I2744 rather3123 glory2744 in1722 my3450 infirmities769, that2443 the power1411 of Messiah5547 may rest1981 upon1909 me1691.

12:10

Therefore1352 I take pleasure2106 in1722 infirmities769, in1722 reproaches5196, in1722 necessities318, in1722 persecutions1375, in1722 distresses4730 for5228 Messiah's5547 sake5228: for1063 when3752 I am weak770, then5119 am1510 I strong1415.

12:11

I am become1096 a fool878 in glorying2744; ye5210 have compelled315 me3165: for1063 I1473 ought3784 to have been commended4921 of5259 you5216: for1063 in nothing3762 am I behind5302 the very chiefest3029 apostles652, though1499 I be1510 nothing3762.

12:12

Truly3303 the signs4592 of an apostle652 were wrought2716 among1722 you5213 in1722 all3956 patience5281, in1722 signs4592, and2532 wonders5059, and2532 mighty deeds1411.

12:13

For1063 what5101 is it2076 wherein3739 ye were inferior2274 to5228 other3062 assemblies1577, except1508 it be that3754 I1473 myself846 was2655 not3756 burdensome2655 to you5216? forgive5483 me3427 this5026 wrong93.

12:14

Behold2400 the third time5154 I am2192 ready2093 to come2064 to4314 you5209; and2532 I will2655 not3756 be burdensome2655 to you5216: for1063 I seek2212 not3756 yours5216 but235 you5209: for1063 the children5043 ought3784 not3756 to lay up2343 for the parents1118, but235 the parents1118 for the children5043.

12:15

And1161 I1473 will very gladly2236 spend1159 and2532 be spent1550 for5228 you5590; though1499 the more abundantly4056 I love25 you5209, the less2276 I be loved25.

12:16

But1161 be it so2077, I1473 did2599 not3756 burden2599 you5209: nevertheless235, being5225 crafty3835, I caught2983 you5209 with guile1388.

12:17

Did I make a gain4122 of you5209 by1223 any5100 of them846 whom3739 I sent649 unto4314 you5209?

12:18

I desired3870 Titus5103, and2532 with him I sent4882 a brother80. Did4122 Titus5103 make a gain4122 of you5209? walked we4043 not3756 in the same846 spirit4151? walked we not3756 in the same846 steps2487?

12:19

Again3825, think ye1380 that3754 we excuse ourselves626 unto you5213? we speak2980 before2714 Elohim2316 in1722 Messiah5547: but1161 we do all things3956, dearly beloved27, for5228 your5216 edifying3619.

12:20

For1063 I fear5399, lest3381, when I come2064, I shall2147 not3756 find2147 you5209 such as3634 I would2309, and that I2504 shall be found2147 unto you5213 such as3634 ye would2309 not3756: lest3381 there be debates2054, envyings2205, wraths2372, strifes2052, backbitings2636, whisperings5587, swellings5450, tumults181:

12:21

And lest3361, when I come2064 again3825, my3450 Elohim2316 will humble5013 me3165 among4314 you5209, and2532 that I shall bewail3996 many4183 which3588 have sinned already4258, and2532 have3340 not3361 repented3340 of1909 the uncleanness167 and2532 fornication4202 and2532 lasciviousness766 which3739 they have committed4238.