Catholic Public Domain Version
"Because of this, three times I petitioned the Lord that it might be taken away from me. "
— 2 Corinthians 12:8, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.”
“Concerning this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. ”
“Concerning this thing, I begged the Lord three times that it might depart from me.”
“I asked the Lord three times about this, that it would depart from me.”
“For which thing, thrice I besought the Lord that it might depart from me.”
“And about this thing I made request to the Lord three times that it might be taken away from me.”
“For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.”
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.
And he said to me: “My grace is sufficient for you. For virtue is perfected in weakness.” And so, willingly shall I glory in my weaknesses, so that the virtue of Christ may live within me.
Because of this, I am pleased in my infirmity: in reproaches, in difficulties, in persecutions, in distresses, for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am powerful.
I have become foolish; you have compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you. For I have been nothing less than those who claim to be above the measure of Apostles, even though I am nothing.