2 Corinthians 11:26-28

The Voice

²⁶ I have been on many journeys and faced the most extreme circumstances: perilous rivers, violent thieves, and threats by my own people and by the Gentile outsiders alike. I have faced dangers in the city, in the wilderness, and at sea; and danger from spies among our brothers and sisters. ²⁷ I have survived toil and hardships, sleepless nights, hunger and thirst without a crumb in sight, bare to the cold. ²⁸ As if these external trials weren’t enough, there is the daily stress I feel and anxiety I carry for all the churches under my care.