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And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Mostgladly, therefore, I will ratherboastabout my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.
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Therefore I amwellcontent with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ'ssake; for when I amweak, then I amstrong.
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I have becomefoolish; you yourselvescompelled me. Actually I should have been commended by you, for in norespect was I inferior to the mosteminentapostles, eventhough I am a nobody.
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For in what respect were you treated as inferior to the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not become a burden to you? Forgive me thiswrong!
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Here for thisthirdtime I amready 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.
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Certainly I have not takenadvantage of you throughany of those whom I have sent to you, have I?
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I urgedTitus to go, and I sent the brother with him. Titus did not takeanyadvantage of you, did he? Did we not conductourselves in the samespirit and walk in the samesteps?
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Allthistime you have been thinking that we are defending ourselves to you. Actually, it is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ; and all for your upbuilding, beloved.