26 In journeying I was often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of mine own nation, in perils among the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren,

27 In weariness and [a]painfulness, in watching often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and in nakedness.

28 [b]Beside the things which are outward, I am cumbered daily, and have the care of all the Churches.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 11:27 Painfulness is a troublesome sickness, as when a man who is weary and would rest, he is constrained to fall to new labor.
  2. 2 Corinthians 11:28 He addeth this in conclusion further, that the Corinthians might be ashamed to despise him, upon whose care almost all Churches depended, as it was plainly seen by experience.

26 I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my fellow Jews,(A) in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city,(B) in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false believers.(C) 27 I have labored and toiled(D) and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food;(E) I have been cold and naked. 28 Besides everything else, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.(F)

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