Now G1161 I Paul G3972 myself beseech G3870 you by the meekness G4236 and gentleness G1932 of Christ, G5547 who G3739 in presence G4383 am base G5011 among G1722 you, but being absent G548 am bold G2292 toward G1519 you:

Of such G5108 an one will I glory: G2744 yet G1161 of myself G1683 I will not glory, G2744 but in my G3450 infirmities. G769

And lest G2443 G3361 I should be exalted G5229 above measure through the abundance G5236 of the revelations, G602 there was given G1325 to me a thorn G4647 in the flesh, G4561 the messenger G32 of Satan G4567 to buffet G2852 me, lest G2443 G3361 I should be exalted G5229 above measure.

And he said G2046 to me, My grace G5485 is sufficient G714 for you: for my strength G1411 is made G5048 perfect G5048 in weakness. G769 Most G2236 gladly G2236 therefore G3767 will I rather G3123 glory G2744 in my infirmities, G769 that the power G1411 of Christ G5547 may rest G1981 on me.

And I was with you in weakness, G769 and in fear, G5401 and in much G4183 trembling. G5156

And my speech G3056 and my preaching G2782 was not with enticing G3981 words G3056 of man's G442 wisdom, G4678 but in demonstration G585 of the Spirit G4151 and of power: G1411

You know G1492 how G3754 through G1223 infirmity G769 of the flesh G4561 I preached G2097 the gospel G2097 to you at the first. G4386

And my temptation G3986 which was in my flesh G4561 you despised G1848 not, nor G3761 rejected; G1609 but received G1209 me as an angel G32 of God, G2316 even as Christ G5547 Jesus. G2424

But though G1499 I be rude G2399 in speech, G3056 yet G235 not in knowledge; G1108 but we have been thoroughly G1722 G3956 made G5319 manifest G5319 among G1519 you in all G3956 things.

And Moses H4872 said H559 to the LORD, H3068 O my LORD, H136 I am not eloquent, H376 H1697 neither H1571 heretofore, H8543 nor H1571 since H227 you have spoken H1696 to your servant: H5650 but I am slow H3515 of speech, H6310 and of a slow H3515 tongue. H3956

Then said H559 I, Ah, H162 Lord H136 GOD! H3069 behold, H2009 I cannot H3808 speak: H1696 for I am a child. H5288

For Christ G5547 sent G649 me not to baptize, G907 but to preach G2097 the gospel: G2097 not with wisdom G4678 of words, G3056 lest G2443 G3361 the cross G4716 of Christ G5547 should be made G2758 of none G2758 effect. G2758

For after G1894 that in the wisdom G4678 of God G2316 the world G2889 by wisdom G4678 knew G1097 not God, G2316 it pleased G2106 God G2316 by the foolishness G3472 of preaching G2782 to save G4982 them that believe. G4100

And I, brothers, G80 when I came G2064 to you, came G2064 not with excellency G5247 of speech G3056 or G2228 of wisdom, G4678 declaring G2605 to you the testimony G3142 of God. G2316

And I was with you in weakness, G769 and in fear, G5401 and in much G4183 trembling. G5156