24. I received the "forty lashes minus one" from the Jews five times.
25. I was beaten with rods three times. I was stoned once. I was shipwrecked three times. I spent a day and a night on the open sea.
26. I’ve been on many journeys. I faced dangers from rivers, robbers, my people, and Gentiles. I faced dangers in the city, in the desert, on the sea, and from false brothers and sisters.
27. I faced these dangers with hard work and heavy labor, many sleepless nights, hunger and thirst, often without food, and in the cold without enough clothes.
28. Besides all the other things I could mention, there’s my daily stress because I’m concerned about all the churches.
29. Who is weak without me being weak? Who is led astray without me being furious about it?
30. If it’s necessary to brag, I’ll brag about my weaknesses.
31. The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, the one who is blessed forever, knows that I’m not lying.
32. At Damascus the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to capture me,
33. but I got away from him by being lowered in a basket through a window in the city wall.