Parallel Verses
King James Version
If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.
New American Standard Bible
If I have to boast, I will boast of what pertains to my
Holman Bible
If boasting is necessary, I will boast about my weaknesses.
International Standard Version
If I must boast, I will boast about the things that show how weak I am.
A Conservative Version
If it is necessary to boast, I will boast of the things of my weakness.
American Standard Version
If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things that concern my weakness.
Amplified
If I must boast, I will boast of the things that reveal my weakness [the things by which I am made weak in the eyes of my opponents].
An Understandable Version
If I must boast, I will boast about the things that show my weakness.
Anderson New Testament
If I must boast, I will boast in my infirmities.
Bible in Basic English
If I have to take credit to myself, I will do so in the things in which I am feeble.
Common New Testament
If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
Daniel Mace New Testament
If I must be compell'd to glory, I will glory on the account of my sufferings.
Darby Translation
If it is needful to boast, I will boast in the things which concern my infirmity.
Godbey New Testament
But if it behooves me to glory, I will glory in those things appertaining to my infirmities.
Goodspeed New Testament
If there must be boasting, I will boast of the things that show my weakness!
John Wesley New Testament
Since I must glory, I will glory of the things that concern my infirmities.
Julia Smith Translation
If I must boast, I will boast things of my weakness.
King James 2000
If I must boast, I will boast of the things which concern my weaknesses.
Lexham Expanded Bible
If it is necessary to boast, I will boast [about] {the things related to my weakness}.
Modern King James verseion
If it is right to boast, I will boast of the things of my weakness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If I must needs rejoice, I will rejoice of mine infirmities.
Moffatt New Testament
If there is to be any boasting, I will boast of what I am weak enough to suffer!
Montgomery New Testament
If boast I must, it shall be concerning my weakness.
NET Bible
If I must boast, I will boast about the things that show my weakness.
New Heart English Bible
If I must boast, I will boast of the things that concern my weakness.
Noyes New Testament
If I must boast, I will boast of the things which belong to my weakness.
Sawyer New Testament
If it is necessary to boast, I will boast of my infirmities.
The Emphasized Bible
If, to boast, is needful, in the things that concern my weakness, will I boast.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
If I must glory, I will glory in the things which respect my infirmities.
Twentieth Century New Testament
If I must boast, I will boast of things which show my weakness!
Webster
If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern my infirmities.
Weymouth New Testament
If boast I must, it shall be of things which display my weakness.
Williams New Testament
If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness!
World English Bible
If I must boast, I will boast of the things that concern my weakness.
Worrell New Testament
If I must glory, I will glory in the things that pertain to my weakness.
Worsley New Testament
If I must boast, I will boast of the things which relate to my infirmity.
Youngs Literal Translation
if to boast it behoveth me, of the things of my infirmity I will boast;
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Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Boasts In His Sufferings
29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? 30 If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities. 31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Corinthians 2:3
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
2 Corinthians 12:5-11
Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.
Proverbs 25:27
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Proverbs 27:2
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Jeremiah 9:23-24
Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
2 Corinthians 11:16-18
I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.
2 Corinthians 12:1
It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
Colossians 1:24
Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church: