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SEEK THE LORD'S FAVOUR
Jehoahaz must have been one of the only, if not the only king of Israel to have sought the LORD's favour. The rest of the kings of Israel seemed to just get on with their lives while ignoring the God of Israel completely.
Jehoahaz began in the same way as the rest of the kings of Israel. He has the same black marks recorded against his name as did the rest of the kings of Israel. "He did evil in the eyes of the LORD by following the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit, and he did not turn away from following them." But when God oppressed Israel, keeping them in subjection to the kings of Aram, Jehoahaz acted differently to the rest of the kings of Israel. He saw his oppression as a sign to turn him back to God - and he followed that sign. "Then Jehoahaz sought the LORD's favour, and the LORD listened to him, for he saw how severely the king of Aram was oppressing Israel. The LORD provided a deliverer for Israel, and they escaped from the power of Aram."
The lesson is this: it does not matter what our heritage has been like, or what we have done in the past, there is always time to turn to the LORD, to seek his favour, and know that he will hear us and answer our prayer. Do it today.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
Today we conclude our brief look at Elisha, and the "types" hidden in his life story, (see notes on
2Kin 2 to 2Kin 9). Elisha had died, and a corpse which was being taken to burial was unceremoniously dumped into Elisha's sepulchre. And the man revived. Surely this speaks of the work of Jesus Christ. His triumph over sin and death is effective for those who lived before Him, as well as for us who live after Him.
David Simpson [Worcester (UK)] Comment added in 2004 Reply to David
A NEW PHASE
I wonder how much Elisha and those who knew him had prayed for his healing or for an extension of life as he suffered from the sickness from which he was about to die.
Elisha was the greatest miracle working prophet Israel had seen. He was a holy man of God, a righteous man, a good man, a man who many would have said didn't deserve to die. But at the end of his life, God allowed sickness to come. With his sickness would have come pain, discomfort, loss of ability and a mind that was not as clear as it used to be. God allowed that to happen. If anyone could have called on a miracle for healing, it would have been Elisha. But no miracle came.
We are all sinners. We are all mortal. We are all cursed with sickness and death - even Elisha. So when sickness comes, let's not be surprised at it, but instead consider it a new phase of life with new lessons, new trials, and endless opportunities to turn to God through it.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Robert
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1. In the three <7969> <8141> and twentieth <6242> year <8141> of Joash <3101> the son <1121> of Ahaziah <274> king <4428> of Judah <3063> Jehoahaz <3059> the son <1121> of Jehu <3058> began to reign <4427>(8804) over Israel <3478> in Samaria <8111>, and reigned seventeen <7651> <6240> years <8141>.
2. And he did <6213>(8799) that which was evil <7451> in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>, and followed <3212>(8799) <310> the sins <2403> of Jeroboam <3379> the son <1121> of Nebat <5028>, which made Israel <3478> to sin <2398>(8689); he departed <5493>(8804) not therefrom.
3. And the anger <639> of the LORD <3068> was kindled <2734>(8799) against Israel <3478>, and he delivered <5414>(8799) them into the hand <3027> of Hazael <2371> king <4428> of Syria <758>, and into the hand <3027> of Benhadad <1130> the son <1121> of Hazael <2371>, all their days <3117>.
4. And Jehoahaz <3059> besought <2470>(8762) the LORD <3068>, and the LORD <3068> hearkened <8085>(8799) unto <6440> him: for he saw <7200>(8804) the oppression <3906> of Israel <3478>, because the king <4428> of Syria <758> oppressed <3905>(8804) them.
5. (And the LORD <3068> gave <5414>(8799) Israel <3478> a saviour <3467>(8688), so that they went out <3318>(8799) from under the hand <3027> of the Syrians <758>: and the children <1121> of Israel <3478> dwelt <3427>(8799) in their tents <168>, as beforetime <8032> <8543>.
6. Nevertheless they departed <5493>(8804) not from the sins <2403> of the house <1004> of Jeroboam <3379>, who made Israel <3478> sin <2398>(8689), but walked <1980>(8804) therein: and there remained <5975>(8804) the grove <842> also in Samaria <8111>.)
7. Neither did he leave <7604>(8689) of the people <5971> to Jehoahaz <3059> but fifty <2572> horsemen <6571>, and ten <6235> chariots <7393>, and ten <6235> thousand <505> footmen <7273>; for the king <4428> of Syria <758> had destroyed <6>(8765) them, and had made <7760>(8799) them like the dust <6083> by threshing <1758>(8800).
8. Now the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Jehoahaz <3059>, and all that he did <6213>(8804), and his might <1369>, are they not written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Israel <3478>?
9. And Jehoahaz <3059> slept <7901>(8799) with his fathers <1>; and they buried <6912>(8799) him in Samaria <8111>: and Joash <3101> his son <1121> reigned <4427>(8799) in his stead.
10. In the thirty <7970> <8141> and seventh <7651> year <8141> of Joash <3101> king <4428> of Judah <3063> began Jehoash <3060> the son <1121> of Jehoahaz <3059> to reign <4427>(8804) over Israel <3478> in Samaria <8111>, and reigned sixteen <8337> <6240> years <8141>.
11. And he did <6213>(8799) that which was evil <7451> in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>; he departed <5493>(8804) not from all the sins <2403> of Jeroboam <3379> the son <1121> of Nebat <5028>, who made Israel <3478> sin <2398>(8689): but he walked <1980>(8804) therein.
12. And the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Joash <3101>, and all that he did <6213>(8804), and his might <1369> wherewith he fought <3898>(8738) against Amaziah <558> king <4428> of Judah <3063>, are they not written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Israel <3478>?
13. And Joash <3101> slept <7901>(8799) with his fathers <1>; and Jeroboam <3379> sat <3427>(8804) upon his throne <3678>: and Joash <3101> was buried <6912>(8735) in Samaria <8111> with the kings <4428> of Israel <3478>.
14. Now Elisha <477> was fallen sick <2470>(8804) of his sickness <2483> whereof he died <4191>(8799). And Joash <3101> the king <4428> of Israel <3478> came down <3381>(8799) unto him, and wept <1058>(8799) over his face <6440>, and said <559>(8799), O my father <1>, my father <1>, the chariot <7393> of Israel <3478>, and the horsemen <6571> thereof.
15. And Elisha <477> said <559>(8799) unto him, Take <3947>(8798) bow <7198> and arrows <2671>. And he took <3947>(8799) unto him bow <7198> and arrows <2671>.
16. And he said <559>(8799) to the king <4428> of Israel <3478>, Put <7392>(8685) thine hand <3027> upon the bow <7198>. And he put <7392>(8686) his hand <3027> upon it: and Elisha <477> put <7760>(8799) his hands <3027> upon the king's <4428> hands <3027>.
17. And he said <559>(8799), Open <6605>(8798) the window <2474> eastward <6924>. And he opened <6605>(8799) it. Then Elisha <477> said <559>(8799), Shoot <3384>(8798). And he shot <3384>(8686). And he said <559>(8799), The arrow <2671> of the LORD'S <3068> deliverance <8668>, and the arrow <2671> of deliverance <8668> from Syria <758>: for thou shalt smite <5221>(8689) the Syrians <758> in Aphek <663>, till thou have consumed <3615>(8763) them.
18. And he said <559>(8799), Take <3947>(8798) the arrows <2671>. And he took <3947>(8799) them. And he said <559>(8799) unto the king <4428> of Israel <3478>, Smite <5221>(8685) upon the ground <776>. And he smote <5221>(8686) thrice <7969> <6471>, and stayed <5975>(8799).
19. And the man <376> of God <430> was wroth <7107>(8799) with him, and said <559>(8799), Thou shouldest have smitten <5221>(8687) five <2568> or six <8337> times <6471>; then hadst thou smitten <5221>(8689) Syria <758> till thou hadst consumed <3615>(8763) it: whereas now thou shalt smite <5221>(8686) Syria <758> but thrice <7969> <6471>.
20. And Elisha <477> died <4191>(8799), and they buried <6912>(8799) him. And the bands <1416> of the Moabites <4124> invaded <935>(8799) the land <776> at the coming in <935>(8802) of the year <8141>.
21. And it came to pass, as they were burying <6912>(8802) a man <376>, that, behold, they spied <7200>(8804) a band <1416> of men; and they cast <7993>(8686) the man <376> into the sepulchre <6913> of Elisha <477>: and when the man <376> was let down <3212>(8799), and touched <5060>(8799) the bones <6106> of Elisha <477>, he revived <2421>(8799), and stood up <6965>(8799) on his feet <7272>.
22. But Hazael <2371> king <4428> of Syria <758> oppressed <3905>(8804) Israel <3478> all the days <3117> of Jehoahaz <3059>.
23. And the LORD <3068> was gracious <2603>(8799) unto them, and had compassion <7355>(8762) on them, and had respect <6437>(8799) unto them, because of <4616> his covenant <1285> with Abraham <85>, Isaac <3327>, and Jacob <3290>, and would <14>(8804) not destroy <7843>(8687) them, neither cast <7993>(8689) he them from his presence <6440> as yet <5704>.
24. So Hazael <2371> king <4428> of Syria <758> died <4191>(8799); and Benhadad <1130> his son <1121> reigned <4427>(8799) in his stead.
25. And Jehoash <3060> the son <1121> of Jehoahaz <3059> took <3947>(8799) again <7725>(8799) out of the hand <3027> of Benhadad <1130> the son <1121> of Hazael <2371> the cities <5892>, which he had taken <3947>(8804) out of the hand <3027> of Jehoahaz <3059> his father <1> by war <4421>. Three <7969> times <6471> did Joash <3101> beat <5221>(8689) him, and recovered <7725>(8686) the cities <5892> of Israel <3478>.
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WORK AT HOME
When Ezekiel was sent by God to speak God's words, he was sent to his own people - Israel. They were his own family, tribe and nation. God said about them that they would not listen because the whole house of Israel was hardened and obstinate. But God said that if Ezekiel had been sent to foreigners, to people of obscure speech and difficult language, whose words Ezekiel could not understand, they would have listened to him.
It is the same for most of us today. Few of us are called to be missionaries and travel into other lands to preach the gospel to people there. Not often do we go out of our way to find new people - strangers - to teach about God. more often, like Ezekiel, we are called to do a far more difficult job. We are called to show God to the people around us, to preach to them because they are near.
Most people I work with have not accepted our Lord and many have not even heard the gospel. Yet the people who know us best are the ones who will ridicule us, who will not believe us, and who will wonder just who we think we are if we begin preaching to them. They are the hardest people to preach to, yet it is to them that we, like Ezekiel, have been sent. Let us pluck up the courage to turn them from the error of their ways.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
v.1 God's messenger (Ezekiel) must first inwardly appropriate God's truth himself, before he speaks it to others. Also note Eze 2:8
John Wilson [Toronto West (Can)] Comment added in 2004 Reply to John
V12,13 The glory of the Lord is revealed with a "great rushing". This Hebrew word is elsewhere translated "earthquake" (1 Ki 19:11,12; Isa 39:6) and in Zech 14:5. So the Lord who is the glory of God arrives with his immortalised saints and standing on the Mt of Olives triggers a shaking which splits the mount. It not only finishes the deportation of Jews (v2) but ends the occupation of Jerusalem, and pushes it up ("beautiful for elevation" Psalm 48). On each side of Jerusalem are a pair of short fault lines which geologically separate Jerusalem from the surrounding country. The same word is transl "shaking" in Ezek 38:19 - causing great devastation, and even tsunamis!!
Finally people will be forced to take notice "when the Lord arises to terribly shake the earth." Isaiah 2:21.
Beulah Edwards [Christchurch West New Zealand] Comment added in 2020 Reply to Beulah
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1. Moreover he said <559>(8799) unto me, Son <1121> of man <120>, eat <398>(8798) that thou findest <4672>(8799); eat <398>(8798) this roll <4039>, and go <3212>(8798) speak <1696>(8761) unto the house <1004> of Israel <3478>.
2. So I opened <6605>(8799) my mouth <6310>, and he caused me to eat <398>(8686) that roll <4039>.
3. And he said <559>(8799) unto me, Son <1121> of man <120>, cause thy belly <990> to eat <398>(8686), and fill <4390>(8762) thy bowels <4578> with this roll <4039> that I give <5414>(8802) thee. Then did I eat <398>(8799) it; and it was in my mouth <6310> as honey <1706> for sweetness <4966>.
4. And he said <559>(8799) unto me, Son <1121> of man <120>, go <3212>(8798), get <935>(8798) thee unto the house <1004> of Israel <3478>, and speak <1696>(8765) with my words <1697> unto them.
5. For thou art not sent <7971>(8803) to a people <5971> of a strange <6012> speech <8193> and of an hard <3515> language <3956>, but to the house <1004> of Israel <3478>;
6. Not to many <7227> people <5971> of a strange <6012> speech <8193> and of an hard <3515> language <3956>, whose words <1697> thou canst not understand <8085>(8799). Surely, had I sent <7971>(8804) thee to them, they would have hearkened <8085>(8799) unto thee.
7. But the house <1004> of Israel <3478> will <14>(8799) not hearken <8085>(8800) unto thee; for they will <14>(8802) not hearken <8085>(8800) unto me: for all the house <1004> of Israel <3478> are impudent <2389> <4696> and hardhearted <7186> <3820>.
8. Behold, I have made <5414>(8804) thy face <6440> strong <2389> against <5980> their faces <6440>, and thy forehead <4696> strong <2389> against <5980> their foreheads <4696>.
9. As an adamant <8068> harder <2389> than flint <6864> have I made <5414>(8804) thy forehead <4696>: fear <3372>(8799) them not, neither be dismayed <2865>(8735) at their looks <6440>, though they be a rebellious <4805> house <1004>.
10. Moreover he said <559>(8799) unto me, Son <1121> of man <120>, all my words <1697> that I shall speak <1696>(8762) unto thee receive <3947>(8798) in thine heart <3824>, and hear <8085>(8798) with thine ears <241>.
11. And go <3212>(8798), get <935>(8798) thee to them of the captivity <1473>, unto the children <1121> of thy people <5971>, and speak <1696>(8765) unto them, and tell <559>(8804) them, Thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>; whether they will hear <8085>(8799), or whether they will forbear <2308>(8799).
12. Then the spirit <7307> took me up <5375>(8799), and I heard <8085>(8799) behind <310> me a voice <6963> of a great <1419> rushing <7494>, saying, Blessed <1288>(8803) be the glory <3519> of the LORD <3068> from his place <4725>.
13. I heard also the noise <6963> of the wings <3671> of the living creatures <2416> that touched <5401>(8688) one <802> another <269>, and the noise <6963> of the wheels <212> over against <5980> them, and a noise <6963> of a great <1419> rushing <7494>.
14. So the spirit <7307> lifted me up <5375>(8804), and took me away <3947>(8799), and I went <3212>(8799) in bitterness <4751>, in the heat <2534> of my spirit <7307>; but the hand <3027> of the LORD <3068> was strong <2388>(8804) upon me.
15. Then I came <935>(8799) to them of the captivity <1473> at Telabib <8512>, that dwelt <3427>(8802) by the river <5104> of Chebar <3529>, and I sat <3427>(8799) where they sat <3427>(8799), and remained <3427>(8799) there astonished <8074>(8688) among <8432> them seven <7651> days <3117>.
16. And it came to pass at the end <7097> of seven <7651> days <3117>, that the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came unto me, saying <559>(8800),
17. Son <1121> of man <120>, I have made <5414>(8804) thee a watchman <6822>(8802) unto the house <1004> of Israel <3478>: therefore hear <8085>(8804) the word <1697> at my mouth <6310>, and give them warning <2094>(8689) from me.
18. When I say <559>(8800) unto the wicked <7563>, Thou shalt surely <4191>(8800) die <4191>(8799); and thou givest him not warning <2094>(8689), nor speakest <1696>(8765) to warn <2094>(8687) the wicked <7563> from his wicked <7563> way <1870>, to save his life <2421>(8763); the same wicked <7563> man shall die <4191>(8799) in his iniquity <5771>; but his blood <1818> will I require <1245>(8762) at thine hand <3027>.
19. Yet if thou warn <2094>(8689) the wicked <7563>, and he turn <7725>(8804) not from his wickedness <7562>, nor from his wicked <7563> way <1870>, he shall die <4191>(8799) in his iniquity <5771>; but thou hast delivered <5337>(8689) thy soul <5315>.
20. Again <7725> <0>, When a righteous <6662> man doth turn <7725>(8800) from his righteousness <6664>, and commit <6213>(8804) iniquity <5766>, and I lay <5414>(8804) a stumblingblock <4383> before <6440> him, he shall die <4191>(8799): because thou hast not given him warning <2094>(8689), he shall die <4191>(8799) in his sin <2403>, and his righteousness <6666> which he hath done <6213>(8804) shall not be remembered <2142>(8735); but his blood <1818> will I require <1245>(8762) at thine hand <3027>.
21. Nevertheless if thou warn <2094>(8689) the righteous <6662> man, that the righteous <6662> sin <2398>(8800) not, and he doth not sin <2398>(8804), he shall surely <2421>(8800) live <2421>(8799), because he is warned <2094>(8737); also thou hast delivered <5337>(8689) thy soul <5315>.
22. And the hand <3027> of the LORD <3068> was there upon me; and he said <559>(8799) unto me, Arise <6965>(8798), go forth <3318>(8798) into the plain <1237>, and I will there talk <1696>(8762) with thee.
23. Then I arose <6965>(8799), and went forth <3318>(8799) into the plain <1237>: and, behold, the glory <3519> of the LORD <3068> stood <5975>(8802) there, as the glory <3519> which I saw <7200>(8804) by the river <5104> of Chebar <3529>: and I fell <5307>(8799) on my face <6440>.
24. Then the spirit <7307> entered <935>(8799) into me, and set <5975>(8686) me upon my feet <7272>, and spake <1696>(8762) with me, and said <559>(8799) unto me, Go <935>(8798), shut <5462>(8734) thyself within <8432> thine house <1004>.
25. But thou, O son <1121> of man <120>, behold, they shall put <5414>(8804) bands <5688> upon thee, and shall bind <631>(8804) thee with them, and thou shalt not go out <3318>(8799) among <8432> them:
26. And I will make thy tongue <3956> cleave <1692>(8686) to the roof of thy mouth <2441>, that thou shalt be dumb <481>(8738), and shalt not be to them a reprover <376> <3198>(8688): for they are a rebellious <4805> house <1004>.
27. But when I speak <1696>(8763) with <854> thee, I will open <6605>(8799) thy mouth <6310>, and thou shalt say <559>(8804) unto them, Thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>; He that heareth <8085>(8802), let him hear <8085>(8799); and he that forbeareth <2310>, let him forbear <2308>(8799): for they are a rebellious <4805> house <1004>.
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1. Now <1161> I <1473> Paul <3972> myself <846> beseech <3870>(5719) you <5209> by <1223> the meekness <4236> and <2532> gentleness <1932> of Christ <5547>, who <3739> in <2596> presence <4383> am base <3303> <5011> among <1722> you <5213>, but <1161> being absent <548>(5752) am bold <2292>(5719) toward <1519> you <5209>:
2. But <1161> I beseech <1189>(5736) you, that I may not <3361> be bold <2292>(5658) when I am present <3918>(5752) with that confidence <4006>, wherewith <3739> I think <3049>(5736) to be bold <5111>(5658) against <1909> some <5100>, which <3588> think <3049>(5740) of us <2248> as <5613> if we walked <4043>(5723) according <2596> to the flesh <4561>.
3. For <1063> though we walk <4043>(5723) in <1722> the flesh <4561>, we do <4754> <0> not <3756> war <4754>(5731) after <2596> the flesh <4561>:
4. (For <1063> the weapons <3696> of our <2257> warfare <4752> are not <3756> carnal <4559>, but <235> mighty <1415> through God <2316> to <4314> the pulling down <2506> of strong holds <3794>;)
5. Casting down <2507>(5723) imaginations <3053>, and <2532> every <3956> high thing <5313> that exalteth itself <1869>(5734) against <2596> the knowledge <1108> of God <2316>, and <2532> bringing into captivity <163>(5723) every <3956> thought <3540> to <1519> the obedience <5218> of Christ <5547>;
6. And <2532> having <2192>(5723) in <1722> a readiness <2092> to revenge <1556>(5658) all <3956> disobedience <3876>, when <3752> your <5216> obedience <5218> is fulfilled <4137>(5686).
7. Do ye look on <991>(5719) things after <2596> the outward appearance <4383>? If any man <1536> trust <3982>(5754) to himself <1438> that he is <1511>(5750) Christ's <5547>, let him <3049> <0> of <575> himself <1438> think <3049>(5737) this <5124> again <3825>, that <3754>, as <2531> he <846> is Christ's <5547>, even <2532> so <3779> are we <2249> Christ's <5547>.
8. For <1063> <2532> though <1437> <5037> I should boast <2744>(5667) somewhat <5100> more <4055> of <4012> our <2257> authority <1849>, which <3739> the Lord <2962> hath given <1325>(5656) us <2254> for <1519> edification <3619>, and <2532> not <3756> for <1519> your <5216> destruction <2506>, I should <153> <0> not <3756> be ashamed <153>(5701):
9. That <2443> <3363> <0> I may <1380> <0> not <3363> seem <1380>(5661) as <5613> if <302> I would terrify <1629>(5721) you <5209> by <1223> letters <1992>.
10. For <3754> his letters <1992> <3303>, say they <5346>(5748), are weighty <926> and <2532> powerful <2478>; but <1161> his bodily <4983> presence <3952> is weak <772>, and <2532> his speech <3056> contemptible <1848>(5772).
11. Let <3049> <0> such an one <5108> think <3049>(5737) this <5124>, that <3754>, such as <3634> we are <2070>(5748) in word <3056> by <1223> letters <1992> when we are absent <548>(5752), such <5108> will we be also <2532> in deed <2041> when we are present <3918>(5752).
12. For <1063> we dare <5111>(5719) not <3756> make <1469> <0> ourselves of the number <1469>(5658), or <2228> compare <4793> <0> ourselves <1438> with <4793>(5658) some <5100> that commend <4921>(5723) themselves <1438>: but <235> they <846> measuring <3354>(5723) themselves <1438> by <1722> themselves <1438>, and <2532> comparing <4793> <0> themselves <1438> among <4793>(5723) themselves <1438>, are <4920> <0> not <3756> wise <4920>(5719).
13. But <1161> we <2249> will <2744> <0> not <3780> boast <2744>(5695) of things without <1519> our measure <280>, but <235> according <2596> to the measure <3358> of the rule <2583> which <3739> God <2316> hath distributed <3307>(5656) to us <2254>, a measure <3358> to reach <2185>(5635) even <2532> unto <891> you <5216>.
14. For <1063> we stretch <5239> <0> not <3756> ourselves <1438> beyond <5239>(5719) our measure, as <5613> though we reached <2185>(5740) not <3361> unto <1519> you <5209>: for <1063> we are come <5348>(5656) as far as <891> to you <5216> also <2532> in <1722> preaching the gospel <2098> of Christ <5547>:
15. Not <3756> boasting <2744>(5740) of things without <1519> our measure <280>, that is, of <1722> other men's <245> labours <2873>; but <1161> having <2192>(5723) hope <1680>, when your <5216> faith <4102> is increased <837>(5746), that we shall be enlarged <3170>(5683) by <1722> you <5213> according <2596> to our <2257> rule <2583> abundantly <1519> <4050>,
16. To preach the gospel <2097>(5670) in <1519> the regions beyond <5238> you <5216>, and not <3756> to boast <2744>(5664) in <1722> another man's <245> line <2583> of <1519> things made ready to our hand <2092>.
17. But <1161> he that glorieth <2744>(5740), let him glory <2744>(5737) in <1722> the Lord <2962>.
18. For <1063> not <3756> he <1565> that commendeth <4921>(5723) himself <1438> is <2076>(5748) approved <1384>, but <235> whom <3739> the Lord <2962> commendeth <4921>(5719).
1. Would to God <3785> ye could bear <430>(5711) with me <3450> a little <3397> in my folly <877>: and <2532> indeed <235> bear <430>(5736) with me <3450>.
2. For <1063> I am jealous <2206>(5719) over you <5209> with godly <2316> jealousy <2205>: for <1063> I have espoused <718>(5668) you <5209> to one <1520> husband <435>, that I may present <3936>(5658) you as a chaste <53> virgin <3933> to Christ <5547>.
3. But <1161> I fear <5399>(5736), lest <3381> by any means <4458>, as <5613> the serpent <3789> beguiled <1818>(5656) Eve <2096> through <1722> his <848> subtilty <3834>, so <3779> your <5216> minds <3540> should be corrupted <5351>(5652) from <575> the simplicity <572> that is in <1519> Christ <5547>.
4. For <1063> if <1487> <3303> he that cometh <2064>(5740) preacheth <2784>(5719) another <243> Jesus <2424>, whom <3739> we have <2784> <0> not <3756> preached <2784>(5656), or <2228> if ye receive <2983>(5719) another <2087> spirit <4151>, which <3739> ye have <2983> <0> not <3756> received <2983>(5627), or <2228> another <2087> gospel <2098>, which <3739> ye have <1209> <0> not <3756> accepted <1209>(5662), ye might <430> <0> well <2573> bear with <430>(5711) him.
5. For <1063> I suppose <3049>(5736) I was <5302> <0> not a whit <3367> behind <5302>(5760) the very <5228> chiefest <3029> apostles <652>.
6. But <1161> <2532> though <1499> I be rude <2399> in speech <3056>, yet <235> not <3756> in knowledge <1108>; but <235> we have been throughly <1722> <3956> made manifest <5319>(5685) among <1519> you <5209> in <1722> all things <3956>.
7. <2228> Have I committed <4160>(5656) an offence <266> in abasing <5013>(5723) myself <1683> that <2443> ye <5210> might be exalted <5312>(5686), because <3754> I have preached <2097>(5668) to you <5213> the gospel <2098> of God <2316> freely <1432>?
8. I robbed <4813>(5656) other <243> churches <1577>, taking <2983>(5631) wages <3800> of them, to <4314> do <1248> <0> you <5216> service <1248>.
9. And <2532> when I was present <3918>(5752) with <4314> you <5209>, and <2532> wanted <5302>(5685), I was <3756> chargeable <2655>(5656) to no man <3762>: for <1063> that which was lacking <5303> to me <3450> the brethren <80> which came <2064>(5631) from <575> Macedonia <3109> supplied <4322>(5656): and <2532> in <1722> all <3956> things I have kept <5083>(5656) myself <1683> from being burdensome <4> unto you <5213>, and <2532> so will I keep <5083>(5692) myself.
10. As the truth <225> of Christ <5547> is <2076>(5748) in <1722> me <1698>, <3754> no man <3756> shall stop <4972>(5695)(5625) <5420>(5691) me <1519> <1691> of this <3778> boasting <2746> in <1722> the regions <2824> of Achaia <882>.
11. Wherefore <1302>? because <3754> I love <25>(5719) you <5209> not <3756>? God <2316> knoweth <1492>(5758).
12. But <1161> what <3739> I do <4160>(5719), that <2532> I will do <4160>(5692), that <2443> I may cut off <1581>(5661) occasion <874> from them which desire <2309>(5723) occasion <874>; that <2443> wherein <1722> <3739> they glory <2744>(5736), they may be found <2147>(5686) even <2532> as <2531> we <2249>.
13. For <1063> such <5108> are false apostles <5570>, deceitful <1386> workers <2040>, transforming themselves <3345>(5734) into <1519> the apostles <652> of Christ <5547>.
14. And <2532> no <3756> marvel <2298>; for <1063> Satan <4567> himself <846> is transformed <3345>(5731) into <1519> an angel <32> of light <5457>.
15. Therefore <3767> it is no <3756> great thing <3173> if <1499> his <846> ministers <1249> also <2532> be transformed <3345>(5743) as <5613> the ministers <1249> of righteousness <1343>; whose <3739> end <5056> shall be <2071>(5704) according <2596> to their <846> works <2041>.
16. I say <3004>(5719) again <3825>, Let <1380> <0> no <3361> man <5100> think <1380>(5661) me <1511>(5750) <3165> a fool <878>; if otherwise <1490>, yet <2579> as <5613> a fool <878> receive <1209>(5663) me <3165>, that <2443> I <2504> may boast myself <2744>(5667) a <5100> little <3397>.
17. That which <3739> I speak <2980>(5719), I speak <2980>(5719) it not <3756> after <2596> the Lord <2962>, but <235> as <5613> it were foolishly <1722> <877>, in <1722> this <5026> confidence <5287> of boasting <2746>.
18. Seeing that <1893> many <4183> glory <2744>(5736) after <2596> the flesh <4561>, I will glory <2744>(5695) also <2504>.
19. For <1063> ye suffer <430>(5736) fools <878> gladly <2234>, seeing ye yourselves are <5607>(5752) wise <5429>.
20. For <1063> ye suffer <430>(5736), if a man <1536> bring <2615> <0> you <5209> into bondage <2615>(5719), if a man <1536> devour <2719>(5719) you, if a man <1536> take <2983>(5719) of you, if a man <1536> exalt himself <1869>(5731), if a man <1536> smite <1194>(5719) you <5209> on <1519> the face <4383>.
21. I speak <3004>(5719) as concerning <2596> reproach <819>, as <5613> though <3754> we <2249> had been weak <770>(5656). Howbeit <1161> whereinsoever <1722> <3739> <302> any <5100> is bold <5111>(5725), (I speak <3004>(5719) foolishly <1722> <877>,) I am bold <5111>(5719) also <2504>.
22. Are they <1526>(5748) Hebrews <1445>? so am I <2504>. Are they <1526>(5748) Israelites <2475>? so am I <2504>. Are they <1526>(5748) the seed <4690> of Abraham <11>? so am I <2504>.
23. Are they <1526>(5748) ministers <1249> of Christ <5547>? (I speak <2980>(5719) as a fool <3912>(5723)) I <1473> am more <5228>; in <1722> labours <2873> more abundant <4056>, in <1722> stripes <4127> above measure <5234>, in <1722> prisons <5438> more frequent <4056>, in <1722> deaths <2288> oft <4178>.
24. Of <5259> the Jews <2453> five times <3999> received I <2983>(5627) forty <5062> stripes save <3844> one <3391>.
25. Thrice <5151> was I beaten with rods <4463>(5681), once <530> was I stoned <3034>(5681), thrice <5151> I suffered shipwreck <3489>(5656), a night and a day <3574> I have been <4160>(5758) in <1722> the deep <1037>;
26. In journeyings <3597> often <4178>, in perils <2794> of waters <4215>, in perils <2794> of robbers <3027>, in perils <2794> by <1537> mine own countrymen <1085>, in perils <2794> by <1537> the heathen <1484>, in perils <2794> in <1722> the city <4172>, in perils <2794> in <1722> the wilderness <2047>, in perils <2794> in <1722> the sea <2281>, in perils <2794> among <1722> false brethren <5569>;
27. In <1722> weariness <2873> and <2532> painfulness <3449>, in <1722> watchings <70> often <4178>, in <1722> hunger <3042> and <2532> thirst <1373>, in <1722> fastings <3521> often <4178>, in <1722> cold <5592> and <2532> nakedness <1132>.
28. Beside <5565> those things that are without <3924>, that which <3588> cometh upon <1999> me <3450> daily <2250>, <2596> the care <3308> of all <3956> the churches <1577>.
29. Who <5101> is weak <770>(5719), and <2532> I am <770> <0> not <3756> weak <770>(5719)? who <5101> is offended <4624>(5743), and <2532> I <1473> burn <4448>(5743) not <3756>?
30. If <1487> I must needs <1163>(5748) glory <2744>(5738), I will glory <2744>(5695) of the things which concern <3588> mine <3450> infirmities <769>.
31. The God <2316> and <2532> Father <3962> of our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, which <3588> is <5607>(5752) blessed <2128> for <1519> evermore <165>, knoweth <1492>(5758) that I <3754> lie <5574>(5736) not <3756>.
32. In <1722> Damascus <1154> the governor <1481> under Aretas <702> the king <935> kept <5432> <0> the city <4172> of the Damascenes <1153> with a garrison <5432>(5707), desirous <2309>(5723) to apprehend <4084>(5658) me <3165>:
33. And <2532> through <1223> a window <2376> in <1722> a basket <4553> was I let down <5465>(5681) by <1223> the wall <5038>, and <2532> escaped <1628>(5627) his <846> hands <5495>.