Catholic Public Domain Version
"On behalf of someone like this, I will glory. But on behalf of myself, I will not glory about anything, except my infirmities. "
— 2 Corinthians 12:5, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.”
“On behalf of such a one will I glory: but on mine own behalf I will not glory, save in my weaknesses. ”
“On behalf of such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.”
“On behalf of such an individual I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except about my weaknesses.”
“For such an one I will glory: but for myself I will glory nothing but in my infirmities.”
“On account of such a one I will have glory: for myself I will take no glory, but only in my feeble body.”
“Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.”
I know a man in Christ, who, more than fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I do not know, or out of the body, I do not know: God knows), was enraptured to the third heaven.
And I know a certain man (whether in the body, or out of the body, I do not know: God knows),
who was enraptured into Paradise. And he heard words of mystery, which it is not permitted for man to speak.
On behalf of someone like this, I will glory. But on behalf of myself, I will not glory about anything, except my infirmities.
For even though I am willing to glory, I will not be foolish. But I will speak the truth. Yet I will do so sparingly, lest anyone may consider me to be anything more than what he sees in me, or anything more than what he hears from me.
And lest the greatness of the revelations should extol me, there was given to me a prodding in my flesh: an angel of Satan, who struck me repeatedly.
Because of this, three times I petitioned the Lord that it might be taken away from me.