2 Corinthians 11:30-33
Amplified Bible
30 If I must boast, I will boast of the things that reveal my weakness [the things by which I am made weak in the eyes of my opponents]. 31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, He who is blessed and to be praised forevermore, knows that I am not lying. 32 In Damascus the [a]governor (ethnarch) under [b]King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus in order to arrest me, 33 and I was [actually] let down in a basket through a [c]window in the wall, and slipped through his fingers.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:32 Perhaps also leader of the Jewish community.
- 2 Corinthians 11:32 King of the Nabatean Arabs from 9 b.c. to a.d. 40.
- 2 Corinthians 11:33 I.e. small door.
2 Corinthians 11:30-33
New American Standard Bible
30 If I have to boast, I will boast of what pertains to my (A)weakness. 31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, (B)He who is blessed forever, (C)knows that I am not lying. 32 In (D)Damascus the ethnarch under Aretas the king was (E)guarding the city of the Damascenes in order to seize me, 33 and I was let down in a basket (F)through a window [a]in the wall, and so escaped his hands.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:33 Lit through
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