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Boasting is necessary, though it is not beneficial; but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

In behalf of such a man I will boast; but in my own behalf I will not boast, except regarding my weaknesses.

For if I do wish to boast I will not be foolish, for I will be speaking the truth; but I refrain from this, so that no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me.

Here for this third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I do not seek what is yours, but you; for children are not responsible to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

But be that as it may, I did not burden you myself; nevertheless, devious person that I am, I took you in by deceit.

since you are seeking proof of the Christ who speaks in me, who is not weak toward you, but mighty in you.

But I expect that you will realize that we ourselves do not fail the test.

Now we pray to God that you do nothing wrong; not so that we ourselves may appear approved, but that you may do what is right, though we may appear unapproved.

For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.

For we rejoice when we ourselves are weak, but you are strong; this we also pray for, that you become mature.

Paul, an apostle (not sent from men nor through human agency, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead),

which is not just another account; but there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.

But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed!

For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

But when He who had set me apart even from my mother's womb and called me through His grace was pleased

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away to Arabia, and returned once more to Damascus.

But I did not see another one of the apostles except James, the Lord's brother.

but they only kept hearing, "The man who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith which he once tried to destroy."

It was because of a revelation that I went up; and I submitted to them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but I did so in private to those who were of reputation, for fear that somehow I might be running, or had run, in vain.

But not even Titus, who was with me, though he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.