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I must go on boasting ,
though there is nothing to be gained by it ;
but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord .
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I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven .
Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know
God knows .
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And I know that this man
whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know ,
but God knows
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was caught up to paradise and heard inexpressible things ,
which a man is not permitted to tell .
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On behalf of such a man I will boast ,
but on my own behalf I will not boast ,
except of my weaknesses .
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Though if I should boast ,
I will not be a fool ,
for I will 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 .
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And to keep me from being too elated because of the abundance of revelations ,
there was given to me a thorn in the flesh ,
a messenger of Satan ,
to harass me ,
to keep me from being too elated .
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Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this ,
that it should depart from me .
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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 about my weaknesses ,
so that the power of Christ may rest on me .
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That is why ,
for Christ '
s sake ,
I am content in weaknesses ,
in insults ,
in hardships ,
in persecutions ,
in difficulties ;
for when I am weak ,
then I am strong .