30 If boasting is necessary, I will boast about my weaknesses. 31 The God and Father(A) of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows I am not lying. 32 In Damascus,(B) a ruler[a] under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus in order to arrest me. 33 So I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped from his hands.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 11:32 Gk ethnarches; a leader of an ethnic community

30 If I must boast, I would rather boast about the things that show how weak I am. 31 God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, who is worthy of eternal praise, knows I am not lying. 32 When I was in Damascus, the governor under King Aretas kept guards at the city gates to catch me. 33 I had to be lowered in a basket through a window in the city wall to escape from him.

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