2 Corinthians 12:1-10 - A Vision Of Paradise

¹ To boast is not suitable for me; I will come to visions and revelations from the Lord. - ² I knew a man in Christ fourteen years ago; that such a one (whether in the body, I know not, or out of the body, I know not: God knows;) was caught away to the third heaven. ³ I also know that such a man (whether in the body, or out of the body, I know not: God knows,) ⁴ was caught away to Paradise, and heard words not to be spoken, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. ⁵ Of such a one I will boast; but of myself I will not boast, unless in my infirmities. ⁶ For though I should choose to boast, I would not be void of understanding: for I will speak the truth. But I forbear, lest any one should think of me more than what he sees me to be, or what he hears of me. ⁷ And, lest I should be too much exalted by the excellence of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I might not be too much exalted. ⁸ With regard to this, I three times entreated the Lord that it might leave me; ⁹ and he said to me: My grace is sufficient for you; for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly, therefore, will I boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may abide upon me. ¹⁰ For this reason, I take pleasure in infirmities, in outrages, in necessities, in persecutions, in straits, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.