¹Utinam sustineretis modicum quid insipientiæ meæ,I wish that you would endure a small amount of my foolishness,sed et supportare me:so as to bear with me.

¹Utinam sustineretis modicum quid insipientiæ meæ,I wish that you would endure a small amount of my foolishness,sed et supportare me:so as to bear with me.

²æmulor enim vos Dei æmulatione.For I am jealous toward you, with the jealousy of God.Despondi enim vos uni viro,And I have espoused you to one husband,virginem castam exhibere Christo.offering you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

²æmulor enim vos Dei æmulatione.For I am jealous toward you, with the jealousy of God.Despondi enim vos uni viro,And I have espoused you to one husband,virginem castam exhibere Christo.offering you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

³Timeo autem ne sicut serpens Hevam seduxit astutia sua,But I am afraid lest,ita corrumpantur sensus vestri,as the serpent led astray Eve by his cleverness,et excidant a simplicitate,so your minds might be corruptedquæ est in Christo.and might fall away from the simplicity which is in Christ.

³Timeo autem ne sicut serpens Hevam seduxit astutia sua,But I am afraid lest,ita corrumpantur sensus vestri,as the serpent led astray Eve by his cleverness,et excidant a simplicitate,so your minds might be corruptedquæ est in Christo.and might fall away from the simplicity which is in Christ.

⁴Nam si is qui venit, alium Christum prædicat,For if anyone arrives preaching another Christ,quem non prædicavimus,one whom we have not preached;aut alium spiritum accipitis,or if you receive another Spirit,quem non accepistis:one whom you have not received;aut aliud Evangelium, quod non recepistis:or another Gospel, one which you have not been given:recte pateremini.you might permit him to guide you.

⁴Nam si is qui venit, alium Christum prædicat,For if anyone arrives preaching another Christ,quem non prædicavimus,one whom we have not preached;aut alium spiritum accipitis,or if you receive another Spirit,quem non accepistis:one whom you have not received;aut aliud Evangelium, quod non recepistis:or another Gospel, one which you have not been given:recte pateremini.you might permit him to guide you.

⁵Existimo enim nihil me minus fecisse a magnis Apostolis.For I consider that I have done nothing less than the great Apostles.

⁵Existimo enim nihil me minus fecisse a magnis Apostolis.For I consider that I have done nothing less than the great Apostles.

⁶Nam etsi imperitus sermone,For although I may be unskilled in speech,sed non scientia,yet I am not so in knowledge.in omnibus autem manifestati sumus vobis.But, in all things, we have been made manifest to you.

⁶Nam etsi imperitus sermone,For although I may be unskilled in speech,sed non scientia,yet I am not so in knowledge.in omnibus autem manifestati sumus vobis.But, in all things, we have been made manifest to you.

⁷Aut numquid peccatum feci, meipsum humilians, ut vos exaltemini?Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you would be exalted?quoniam gratis Evangelium Dei evangelizavi vobis?For I preached the Gospel of God to you freely.

⁷Aut numquid peccatum feci, meipsum humilians, ut vos exaltemini?Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you would be exalted?quoniam gratis Evangelium Dei evangelizavi vobis?For I preached the Gospel of God to you freely.

⁸Alias ecclesias expoliavi,I have taken from other churches,accipiens stipendium ad ministerium vestrum.receiving a stipend from them to the benefit of your ministry.

⁸Alias ecclesias expoliavi,I have taken from other churches,accipiens stipendium ad ministerium vestrum.receiving a stipend from them to the benefit of your ministry.

⁹Et cum essem apud vos,And when I was with youet egerem,and in need,nulli onerosus fui:I was burdensome to no one.nam quod mihi deerat,For the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied whatever was lacking to me.suppleverunt fratres,And in all things,qui venerunt a Macedonia:I have kept myself,et in omnibus sine onere me vobis servavi,and I will keep myself,et servabo.from being burdensome to you.

⁹Et cum essem apud vos,And when I was with youet egerem,and in need,nulli onerosus fui:I was burdensome to no one.nam quod mihi deerat,For the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied whatever was lacking to me.suppleverunt fratres,And in all things,qui venerunt a Macedonia:I have kept myself,et in omnibus sine onere me vobis servavi,and I will keep myself,et servabo.from being burdensome to you.

¹⁰Est veritas Christi in me,The truth of Christ is in me,quoniam hæc gloriatio non infringetur in me in regionibus Achaiæ.and so this glorying shall not be broken away from me in the regions of Achaia.

¹⁰Est veritas Christi in me,The truth of Christ is in me,quoniam hæc gloriatio non infringetur in me in regionibus Achaiæ.and so this glorying shall not be broken away from me in the regions of Achaia.

¹¹Quare?Why so?quia non diligo vos?Is it because I do not love you?Deus scit.God knows I do.

¹¹Quare?Why so?quia non diligo vos?Is it because I do not love you?Deus scit.God knows I do.

¹²Quod autem facio, et faciam:But what I am doing, I will continue to do,ut amputem occasionem eorum qui volunt occasionem, ut in quo gloriantur,so that I may take away an opportunity from those who desire an opportunity by which they may glory,inveniantur sicut et nos.so as to be considered to be like us.

¹²Quod autem facio, et faciam:But what I am doing, I will continue to do,ut amputem occasionem eorum qui volunt occasionem, ut in quo gloriantur,so that I may take away an opportunity from those who desire an opportunity by which they may glory,inveniantur sicut et nos.so as to be considered to be like us.

¹³Nam ejusmodi pseudoapostoli sunt operarii subdoli,For false apostles, such as these deceitful workers,transfigurantes se in apostolos Christi.are presenting themselves as if they were Apostles of Christ.

¹³Nam ejusmodi pseudoapostoli sunt operarii subdoli,For false apostles, such as these deceitful workers,transfigurantes se in apostolos Christi.are presenting themselves as if they were Apostles of Christ.

¹⁴Et non mirum:And no wonder,ipse enim Satanas transfigurat se in angelum lucis.for even Satan presents himself as if he were an Angel of light.

¹⁴Et non mirum:And no wonder,ipse enim Satanas transfigurat se in angelum lucis.for even Satan presents himself as if he were an Angel of light.

¹⁵Non est ergo magnum,Therefore,si ministri ejus transfigurentur velut ministri justitiæ:it is no great thing if his ministers present themselves as if they were ministers of justice,quorum finis erit secundum opera ipsorum.for their end shall be according to their works.

¹⁵Non est ergo magnum,Therefore,si ministri ejus transfigurentur velut ministri justitiæ:it is no great thing if his ministers present themselves as if they were ministers of justice,quorum finis erit secundum opera ipsorum.for their end shall be according to their works.

¹⁶Iterum dico (ne quis me putet insipientem esse,I say again. And let no one consider me to be foolish.alioquin velut insipientem accipite me,Or, at least, accept me as if I were foolish,ut et ego modicum quid glorier),so that I also may glory a small amount.

¹⁶Iterum dico (ne quis me putet insipientem esse,I say again. And let no one consider me to be foolish.alioquin velut insipientem accipite me,Or, at least, accept me as if I were foolish,ut et ego modicum quid glorier),so that I also may glory a small amount.

¹⁷quod loquor, non loquor secundum Deum,What I am saying is not said according to God,sed quasi in insipientia,but as if in foolishness,in hac substantia gloriæ.in this matter of glorying.

¹⁷quod loquor, non loquor secundum Deum,What I am saying is not said according to God,sed quasi in insipientia,but as if in foolishness,in hac substantia gloriæ.in this matter of glorying.

¹⁸Quoniam multi gloriantur secundum carnem:Since so many glory according to the flesh,et ego gloriabor.I will glory also.

¹⁸Quoniam multi gloriantur secundum carnem:Since so many glory according to the flesh,et ego gloriabor.I will glory also.

¹⁹Libenter enim suffertis insipientes,For you freely accept the foolish,cum sitis ipsi sapientes.though you yourselves claim to be wise.

¹⁹Libenter enim suffertis insipientes,For you freely accept the foolish,cum sitis ipsi sapientes.though you yourselves claim to be wise.

²⁰Sustinetis enim si quis vos in servitutem redigit,For you permit it when someone guides you into servitude,si quis devorat,even if he devours you,si quis accipit,even if he takes from you,si quis extollitur,even if he is extolled,si quis in faciem vos cædit.even if he strikes you repeatedly on the face.

²⁰Sustinetis enim si quis vos in servitutem redigit,For you permit it when someone guides you into servitude,si quis devorat,even if he devours you,si quis accipit,even if he takes from you,si quis extollitur,even if he is extolled,si quis in faciem vos cædit.even if he strikes you repeatedly on the face.

²¹Secundum ignobilitatem dico,I speak according to disgrace,quasi nos infirmi fuerimus in hac parte.as if we had been weak in this regard. In this matter,In quo quis audet (in insipientia dico) audeo et ego:(I speak in foolishness) if anyone dares, I dare also.

²¹Secundum ignobilitatem dico,I speak according to disgrace,quasi nos infirmi fuerimus in hac parte.as if we had been weak in this regard. In this matter,In quo quis audet (in insipientia dico) audeo et ego:(I speak in foolishness) if anyone dares, I dare also.

²²Hebræi sunt,They are Hebrews;et ego:so am I.Israëlitæ sunt,They are Israelites;et ego:so am I.semen Abrahæ sunt,They are the offspring of Abraham;et ego.so am I.

²²Hebræi sunt,They are Hebrews;et ego:so am I.Israëlitæ sunt,They are Israelites;et ego:so am I.semen Abrahæ sunt,They are the offspring of Abraham;et ego.so am I.

²³Ministri Christi sunt (ut minus sapiens dico),They are the ministers of Christ (I speak as if I were less wise);plus ego:more so am I:in laboribus plurimis,with many more labors,in carceribus abundantius,with numerous imprisonments,in plagis supra modum,with wounds beyond measure,in mortibus frequenter.with frequent mortifications.

²³Ministri Christi sunt (ut minus sapiens dico),They are the ministers of Christ (I speak as if I were less wise);plus ego:more so am I:in laboribus plurimis,with many more labors,in carceribus abundantius,with numerous imprisonments,in plagis supra modum,with wounds beyond measure,in mortibus frequenter.with frequent mortifications.

²⁴A Judæis quinquies,On five occasions,quadragenas,I received forty stripes,una minus,less one,accepi.from the Jews.

²⁴A Judæis quinquies,On five occasions,quadragenas,I received forty stripes,una minus,less one,accepi.from the Jews.

²⁵Ter virgis cæsus sum,Three times, I was beaten with rods.semel lapidatus sum:One time, I was stoned.ter naufragium feci,Three times, I was shipwrecked.nocte et die in profundo maris fui,For a night and a day, I was in the depths of the sea.

²⁵Ter virgis cæsus sum,Three times, I was beaten with rods.semel lapidatus sum:One time, I was stoned.ter naufragium feci,Three times, I was shipwrecked.nocte et die in profundo maris fui,For a night and a day, I was in the depths of the sea.

²⁶in itineribus sæpe,I have made frequent journeys,periculis fluminum,through dangerous waters,periculis latronum,in danger of robbers,periculis ex genere,in danger from my own nation,periculis ex gentibus,in danger from the Gentiles,periculis in civitate,in danger in the city,periculis in solitudine,in danger in the wilderness,periculis in mari,in danger in the sea,periculis in falsis fratribus:in danger from false brothers,

²⁶in itineribus sæpe,I have made frequent journeys,periculis fluminum,through dangerous waters,periculis latronum,in danger of robbers,periculis ex genere,in danger from my own nation,periculis ex gentibus,in danger from the Gentiles,periculis in civitate,in danger in the city,periculis in solitudine,in danger in the wilderness,periculis in mari,in danger in the sea,periculis in falsis fratribus:in danger from false brothers,

²⁷in labore et ærumna,with hardships and difficulties,in vigiliis multis,with much vigilance,in fame et siti,in hunger and thirst,in jejuniis multis,with frequent fasts,in frigore et nuditate,in cold and nakedness,

²⁷in labore et ærumna,with hardships and difficulties,in vigiliis multis,with much vigilance,in fame et siti,in hunger and thirst,in jejuniis multis,with frequent fasts,in frigore et nuditate,in cold and nakedness,

²⁸præter illa quæ extrinsecus sunt,and, in addition to these things, which are external:instantia mea quotidiana, sollicitudo omnium ecclesiarum.there is my daily earnestness and solicitude for all the churches.

²⁸præter illa quæ extrinsecus sunt,and, in addition to these things, which are external:instantia mea quotidiana, sollicitudo omnium ecclesiarum.there is my daily earnestness and solicitude for all the churches.

²⁹Quis infirmatur,Who is weak,et ego non infirmor?and I am not weak?quis scandalizatur,Who is scandalized,et ego non uror?and I am not being burned?

²⁹Quis infirmatur,Who is weak,et ego non infirmor?and I am not weak?quis scandalizatur,Who is scandalized,et ego non uror?and I am not being burned?

³⁰Si gloriari oportet,If it is necessary to glory,quæ infirmitatis meæ sunt, gloriabor.I will glory of the things that concern my weaknesses.

³⁰Si gloriari oportet,If it is necessary to glory,quæ infirmitatis meæ sunt, gloriabor.I will glory of the things that concern my weaknesses.

³¹Deus et Pater Domini nostri Jesu Christi,The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,qui est benedictus in sæcula,who is blessed forever,scit quod non mentior.knows that I am not lying.

³¹Deus et Pater Domini nostri Jesu Christi,The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,qui est benedictus in sæcula,who is blessed forever,scit quod non mentior.knows that I am not lying.

³²Damasci præpositus gentis Aretæ regis custodiebat civitatem Damascenorum ut me comprehenderet:At Damascus, the governor of the nation under Aretas the king, watched over the city of the Damascenes, so as to apprehend me.

³²Damasci præpositus gentis Aretæ regis custodiebat civitatem Damascenorum ut me comprehenderet:At Damascus, the governor of the nation under Aretas the king, watched over the city of the Damascenes, so as to apprehend me.

³³et per fenestram in sporta dimissus sum per murum,And, through a window, I was let down along the wall in a basket;et sic effugi manus ejus.and so I escaped his hands.

³³et per fenestram in sporta dimissus sum per murum,And, through a window, I was let down along the wall in a basket;et sic effugi manus ejus.and so I escaped his hands.