2 Corinthians 11:21-32

English Standard Version

²¹ To my shame, I must say, ^(A)we were too weak for that!

But whatever anyone else dares to boast of—I am speaking as a fool—I also dare to boast of that. ²² Are they Hebrews? ^(B)So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they offspring of Abraham? So am I. ²³ Are they ^(C)servants of Christ? ^(D)I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, ^(E)far more imprisonments, ^(F)with countless beatings, and ^(G)often near death. ²⁴ Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the ^(H)forty lashes less one. ²⁵ Three times I was ^(I)beaten with rods. ^(J)Once I was stoned. Three times I ^(K)was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea; ²⁶ on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, ^(L)danger from my own people, ^(M)danger from Gentiles, ^(N)danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers; ^27 (O)in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, ^(P)in hunger and thirst, often without food,^[a] in cold and exposure. ²⁸ And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for ^(Q)all the churches. ^29 (R)Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to fall, and I am not indignant?

^30 (S)If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. ^31 (T)The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, ^(U)he who is blessed forever, ^(V)knows that I am not lying. ³² At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas ^(W)was guarding the city of Damascus in order to seize me,