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"1": "it is necessary to boast, though not profitable. But I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.",
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"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 into the third heaven.\n\n\\ts\\*",
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"3": "And I know that such a man—whether in the body, or out of the body, I do not know, God knows—",
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"4": "that he was caught up into paradise and heard inexpressible words which are not permitted for a man to speak.",
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"5": "On behalf of such a man I will boast. But on behalf of myself I will not boast, except about my weaknesses.\n\n\\ts\\*",
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"6": "For even if I desire to boast, I will not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain from this, so that no one will think more of me than what he sees in me or hears from me.",
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"7": "Therefore, so that I would not become arrogant by the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me—a messenger from Satan—so that he might torment me, so I would not become arrogant.\n\n\\ts\\*",
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"8": "Three times I begged the Lord about this, that it would depart from me.",
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"9": "But he said to me, “My grace is enough for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” So I will rather gladly boast about my weakness, so that the power of Christ might reside on me.",
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"10": "Therefore I am content for Christ’s sake in weaknesses, in insults, in troubles, in persecutions and distressing situations. For whenever I am weak, then I am strong.\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\p",
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"11": "I have become a fool! You forced me to this, when I should have been commended by you. For I was not at all inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.",
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"12": "indeed, the signs of an apostle were performed among you with great perseverance—signs and wonders and miracles.",
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"13": "For in what respect is it that you were treated worse than the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong!\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\p",
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"14": "Look! I am ready to come to you this third time, and I will not burden you. For I do not seek what is yours, but you. For the children should not save up for their parents, but the parents for their children.",
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"15": "Now I will most gladly spend, and be completely spent, for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?\n\n\\ts\\*",
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"16": "But be that as it may, I did not burden you, but, being a crafty person, I caught you by deceit.",
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"17": "I did not take advantage of you by any of those whom I sent to you, did I?",
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"18": "I urged Titus to go to you, and sent the other brother with him. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? Did we not walk in the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same steps?\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\p",
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"19": "Do you think all of this time that we have been defending ourselves to you? Before God in Christ we are speaking, but all these things, beloved, are for your strengthening.\n\n\\ts\\*",
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"20": "For I fear that perhaps when I come I may not find you as I wish, and I may not be found by you as you wish; perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, rivalries, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.",
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"21": "Perhaps when I come again, my God might humble me before you, and I would be grieved by many of those who have sinned and who have not repented of the impurity and sexual immorality and lustful indulgence that they practiced.\n\n\\ts\\*",
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