¹I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

¹ܠܡܫܬܒܗܪܘ ܘܠܐ ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܦܩܚ ܐܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܝ ܓܝܪ ܠܚܙܘܢܐ ܘܠܓܠܝܢܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ ܀

²I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I know not; or whether out of the body, I know not; God knoweth), such a one caught up even to the third heaven.

²ܝܕܥܢܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܪܒܥܤܪܐ ܫܢܝܢ ܐܢ ܒܦܓܪ ܕܝܢ ܘܐܢ ܕܠܐ ܦܓܪ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܝܕܥ ܕܐܬܚܛܦ ܗܘ ܗܢܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܫܡܝܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܀

³And I know such a man (whether in the body, or apart from the body, I know not; God knoweth),

³ܘܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ ܠܗܢܐ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܢ ܒܦܓܪ ܕܝܢ ܘܐܢ ܕܠܐ ܦܓܪ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܝܕܥ ܀

⁴how that he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

⁴ܕܐܬܚܛܦ ܠܦܪܕܝܤܐ ܘܫܡܥ ܡܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܐܢܝܢ ܀

⁵On behalf of such a one will I glory: but on mine own behalf I will not glory, save in [my] weaknesses.

⁵ܥܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܫܬܒܗܪ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܝ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܐܫܬܒܗܪ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܒܟܘܪܗܢܐ ܀

⁶For if I should desire to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I shall speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should account of me above that which he seeth me [to be], or heareth from me.

⁶ܐܢ ܐܨܒܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܫܬܒܗܪ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܢܐ ܫܛܝܐ ܫܪܪܐ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܚܐܤܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܡܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܬܪܥܐ ܥܠܝ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܡܐ ܕܚܙܐ ܠܝ ܘܕܫܡܥ ܡܢܝ ܀

⁷And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch.

⁷ܘܕܠܐ ܐܬܪܝܡ ܒܝܬܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܓܠܝܢܐ ܐܫܬܠܡ ܠܝ ܫܦܝܐ ܠܒܤܪܝ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܤܛܢܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܡܩܦܚ ܠܝ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܪܝܡ ܀

⁸Concerning this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

⁸ܘܥܠ ܗܢܐ ܬܠܬ ܙܒܢܝܢ ܒܥܝܬ ܡܢ ܡܪܝ ܕܢܦܪܩ ܡܢܝ ܀

⁹And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for [my] power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

⁹ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܤܦܩܐ ܠܟ ܛܝܒܘܬܝ ܚܝܠܝ ܓܝܪ ܒܟܪܝܗܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܡܬܓܡܪ ܚܕܝܐܝܬ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܫܬܒܗܪ ܒܟܘܪܗܢܝ ܕܢܓܢ ܥܠܝ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܀

¹⁰Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

¹⁰ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܨܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܒܟܘܪܗܢܐ ܒܨܥܪܐ ܒܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܒܪܕܘܦܝܐ ܒܚܒܘܫܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܦܝ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܟܪܝܗ ܐܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܗܘ ܚܝܠܬܢ ܐܢܐ ܀

¹¹I am become foolish: ye compelled me; for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I am nothing.

¹¹ܗܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܚܤܝܪ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܒܫܘܒܗܪܝ ܕܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܠܨܬܘܢܢܝ ܚܝܒܝܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܢܬܘܢ ܬܤܗܕܘܢ ܥܠܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܒܨܪܬ ܡܕܡ ܡܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܛܒ ܡܝܬܪܝܢ ܘܐܦܢ ܠܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܀

¹²Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, by signs and wonders and mighty works.

¹²ܐܬܘܬܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ ܒܟܠ ܡܤܝܒܪܢܘ ܘܒܓܒܪܘܬܐ ܘܒܬܕܡܪܬܐ ܘܒܚܝܠܐ ܀

¹³For what is there wherein ye were made inferior to the rest of the churches, except [it be] that I myself was not a burden to you? forgive me this wrong.

¹³ܒܡܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܬܒܨܪܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܥܕܬܐ ܐܚܪܢܝܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܒܗܕܐ ܕܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܝܩܪܬ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܫܒܘܩܘ ܠܝ ܗܕܐ ܤܟܠܘܬܐ ܀

¹⁴Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a burden to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

¹⁴ܗܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܬܠܬ ܗܝ ܙܒܢܝܢ ܕܡܛܝܒ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܩܪ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܚܝܒܝܢ ܒܢܝܐ ܠܡܤܡ ܤܝܡܬܐ ܠܐܒܗܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܒܗܐ ܠܒܢܝܗܘܢ ܀

¹⁵And I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?

¹⁵ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܕܝܐܝܬ ܘܢܦܩܬܐ ܐܦܩ ܘܐܦ ܩܢܘܡܝ ܐܬܠ ܥܠ ܐܦܝ ܢܦܫܬܟܘܢ ܐܦܢ ܟܕ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܚܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܨܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܚܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܝ ܀

¹⁶But be it so, I did not myself burden you; but, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

¹⁶ܘܟܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܝܩܪܬ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܒܪܐ ܚܪܥܐ ܒܢܟܠܐ ܓܢܒܬܟܘܢ ܀

¹⁷Did I take advantage of you by any one of them whom I have sent unto you?

¹⁷ܠܡܐ ܒܝܕ ܐܢܫ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܕܫܕܪܬ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܬܝܥܢܬ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܀

¹⁸I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? walked we not in the same spirit? [walked we] not in the same steps?

¹⁸ܡܢ ܛܛܘܤ ܒܥܝܬ ܘܫܕܪܬ ܥܡܗ ܠܐܚܐ ܠܡܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܬܝܥܢ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܛܛܘܤ ܠܘ ܒܚܕܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܗܠܟܢ ܘܒܗܝܢ ܒܥܩܒܬܐ ܀

¹⁹Ye think all this time that we are excusing ourselves unto you. In the sight of God speak we in Christ. But all things, beloved, [are] for your edifying.

¹⁹ܠܡܐ ܬܘܒ ܤܒܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܠܟܘܢ ܢܦܩܝܢܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܡܠܠܝܢܢ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܚܒܝܒܝ ܡܛܠ ܒܢܝܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ ܀

²⁰For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means [there should be] strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

²⁰ܕܚܠ ܐܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܠܡܐ ܐܬܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܟܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܨܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܐܫܬܟܚ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܨܒܝܬܘܢ ܕܠܡܐ ܚܪܝܢܐ ܘܚܤܡܐ ܘܚܡܬܐ ܘܥܨܝܢܐ ܘܡܐܟܠ ܩܪܨܐ ܘܪܛܢܐ ܘܚܬܝܪܘܬܐ ܘܫܓܘܫܝܐ ܀

²¹lest again when I come my God should humble me before you, and I should mourn for many of them that have sinned heretofore, and repented not of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they committed.

²¹ܕܠܡܐ ܟܕ ܐܬܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܢܡܟܟܢܝ ܐܠܗܝ ܘܐܬܐܒܠ ܥܠ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚܛܘ ܘܠܐ ܬܒܘ ܡܢ ܛܢܦܘܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܙܢܝܘܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܦܚܙܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܀