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Because I've traveled a lot, I've faced dangers from raging rivers, from robbers, from my own people, and from other people. I've faced dangers in the city, in the open country, on the sea, and from believers who turned out to be false friends.
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Because I've had to work so hard, I've often gone without sleep, been hungry and thirsty, and gone without food and without proper clothes during cold weather.
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Besides these external matters, I have the daily pressure of my anxiety about all the churches.
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When anyone is weak, I'm weak too. When anyone is caught in a trap, I'm also harmed.
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If I must brag, I will brag about the things that show how weak I am.