Would to Godye could bear withmea littlein my folly: andindeedbear withme. ForI am jealousover youwith godlyjealousy: forI have espousedyouto onehusband, that I may present you as a chastevirginto Christ. ButI fear, lest by any means, astheserpentbeguiledEvethroughhissubtlety, soyourmindsshould be corruptedfromthesimplicitythatis inChrist. Forifhe that comethpreachethanotherJesus, whomwe have notpreached, or if ye receiveanotherspirit, whichye have notreceived, oranothergospel, whichye have notaccepted, ye might wellbear with him. ForI supposeI was not a whit behindthevery chiefestapostles. Butthough I be rudein speech, yetnotin knowledge; butwe have been throughlymade manifestamongyouinall things. Have I committedan offensein abasingmyselfthatyemight be exalted, becauseI have preachedto youthegospelof Godfreely? I robbedotherchurches, takingwages of them, todo youservice. Andwhen I was presentwithyou, andwanted, Iwas chargableto no man: forthat which was lackingto methebrethrenwhich camefromMacedoniasupplied: andinall things I have keptmyselffrom being burdensomeunto you, and so will I keep myself. As the truthof Christisinme, no manshall stopmeof thisboastingintheregionsof Achaia. Wherefore? becauseI loveyounot? Godknoweth. ButwhatI do, that Iwill do, thatI may cut offoccasionfrom them which desireoccasion; thatwhereinthey glory, they may be foundevenaswe. Forsuch are false apostles, deceitfulworkers, transforming themselvesintothe apostlesof Christ. Andnomarvel; forSatanhimselfis transformedintoan angelof light. Therefore it is nogreat thingifhisministersalso be transformedasthe ministersof righteousness; whoseendshall beaccordingto theirworks. I sayagain, Let nomanthinkmeafool; if otherwise, yetasa foolreceiveme, thatImay boastmyself a little. Thatwhich I speak, I speak it notafterthe Lord, butas it werefoolishly, inthisconfidenceof boasting. Seeing thatmanygloryaftertheflesh, I will glory also. Forye sufferfoolsgladly, seeing ye yourselves arewise. Forye suffer, if a manbring you into bondage, if a mandevour you, if a mantake of you, if a manexalt himself, if a mansmiteyouonthe face. I speakas concerningreproach, asthoughwehad been weak. Howbeitwhereinsoeveranyis bold, I( speakfoolishly,) I am bold also. Arethey Hebrews? so am I. Arethey Israelites? so am I. Arethey the seedof Abraham? so am I. Arethey ministersof Christ? I( speakas a fool) I am more; inlaborsmore abundant, instripesabove measure, inprisonsmore frequent, indeathsoft. Ofthe Jewsfive timesreceivedI forty stripes saveone. Thricewas I beaten with rods, oncewas I stoned, thriceI suffered shipwreck, a night and a dayI have beeninthedeep; In journeyingsoften, in perilsof waters, in perilsof robbers, in perilsby mine own countrymen, in perilsbythe heathen, in perilsinthe city, in perilsinthe wilderness, in perilsinthe sea, in perilsamongfalse brethren; Inwearinessandpainfulness, inwatchingsoften, inhungerandthirst, infastingsoften, incoldandnakedness. Besidethose things that are without, that which cometh uponmedaily, thecareof allthechurches. Whois weak, andI am not weak? whois offended, andIburnnot? IfI must needsglory, I will gloryof the thingswhich concern mineinfirmities. TheGodandFatherof ourLordJesusChrist, which isblessedforevermore, knoweththatI lienot. InDamascusthegovernorunder Aretasthekingkept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirousto apprehendme: Andthrougha windowina basketwas I let downbythewall, andescapedhishands.