2 Corinthians 11:30-33
Holman Christian Standard Bible
30 If boasting is necessary, I will boast about my weaknesses. 31 The God and Father(A) of the Lord Jesus, who is praised forever, knows I am not lying. 32 In Damascus,(B) the governor under King Aretas[a] guarded the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me, 33 so I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his hands.(C)
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- 2 Corinthians 11:32 Aretus IV (9 b.c.–a.d. 40), a Nabatean Arab king
2 Corinthians 11:30-33
Lexham English Bible
30 If it is necessary to boast, I will boast about the things related to my weakness[a]. 31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever[b], knows that I am not lying. 32 In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of the Damascenes in order to take me into custody, 33 and I was lowered through a window through the wall in a rope-basket, and I escaped his hands.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:30 Literally “the things of my weakness”
- 2 Corinthians 11:31 Literally “to the ages”
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