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

我自夸固然无益，但我是不得已的。如今我要说到主的显现和启示。

虽然自夸无益，我还是不得不夸。我现在要提到主的异象和启示。

虽然自夸无益，我还是不得不夸。我现在要提到主的异象和启示。

自夸虽然无益，但我不得不继续夸下去，谈谈主给我的异象和启示。

夸口固然无益，却也是必要的。现在我要说说主的异象和启示。

夸耀虽然没有益处，但是必须的；我要说到主的异象和启示：

我自誇固然無益，但我是不得已的。如今我要說到主的顯現和啟示。

雖然自誇無益，我還是不得不誇。我現在要提到主的異象和啟示。

雖然自誇無益，我還是不得不誇。我現在要提到主的異象和啟示。

自誇雖然無益，但我不得不繼續誇下去，談談主給我的異象和啟示。

誇口固然無益，卻也是必要的。現在我要說說主的異象和啟示。

我不得不誇口。誇口固然是無益，但我如今卻要進一步、講到主所賜的顯象和啓示。

誇耀雖然沒有益處，但是必須的；我要說到主的異象和啟示：

我自誇固無益、不得已也、惟言主之顯象啟示耳、

我不宜自誇、但言主之顯現默示、

我自誇固於我無益、惟言主之顯現默示、

自誇固非所宜、亦不得已耳。且為爾一述主之顯現及默示可乎。

I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to be gained, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

We can’t gain anything by bragging. But I have to do it anyway. I am going to tell you what I’ve seen. I want to talk about what the Lord has shown me.

I must go on boasting. Though there is nothing to be gained by it, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

This boasting will do no good, but I must go on. I will reluctantly tell about visions and revelations from the Lord.

Boasting is necessary. It is not profitable, but I will move on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

Boasting is necessary, though it is not beneficial; but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord:

Boasting is necessary. It is not profitable, but I will move on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

It is necessary to go on boasting. Though it is not profitable, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. For I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

And 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.

And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz:his body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches, and his arms and his feet like unto burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision; for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves.So I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.Yet heard I the voice of his words; and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I fallen into a deep sleep on my face, with my face toward the ground.And, behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.

And herein I give my judgment: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to make a beginning a year ago, not only to do, but also to will.

All things are lawful; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful; but not all things edify.

Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said unto him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth;and he hath seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight.But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem:and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call upon thy name.But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings, and the children of Israel:for I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.And Ananias departed, and entered into the house; and laying his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared unto thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

And the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me in the vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.

And the Lord said unto Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak and hold not thy peace:

And I went up by revelation; and I laid before them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles but privately before them who were of repute, lest by any means I should be running, or had run, in vain.

I 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.

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.

I say again, Let no man think me foolish; but if ye do, yet as foolish receive me, that I also may glory a little.That which I speak, I speak not after the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of glorying.Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.For ye bear with the foolish gladly, being wise yourselves.For ye bear with a man, if he bringeth you into bondage, if he devoureth you, if he taketh you captive, if he exalteth himself, if he smiteth you on the face.I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been weak. Yet whereinsoever any is bold( I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.Are they ministers of Christ?( I speak as one beside himself) I more; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths oft.Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day have I been in the deep;in journeyings often, in perils of rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils from my countrymen, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;in labor and travail, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.Besides those things that are without, there is that which presseth upon me daily, anxiety for all the churches.Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is caused to stumble, and I burn not?If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things that concern my weakness.

And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive of thee testimony concerning me.And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew him.And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.

Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him unto you.

at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that journeyed with me.And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad.And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee;delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee,to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

And he said, Hear now my words: if there be a prophet among you, I Jehovah will make myself known unto him in a vision, I will speak with him in a dream.

Now Caiaphas was he that gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,the word of Jehovah came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of Jehovah was there upon him.And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire infolding itself, and a brightness round about it, and out of the midst thereof as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man;and every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot; and they sparkled like burnished brass.And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings thus:their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man; and they four had the face of a lion on the right side; and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four had also the face of an eagle.And their faces and their wings were separate above; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; they turned not when they went.As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: the fire went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold, one wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces thereof.The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto a beryl: and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.When they went, they went in their four directions: they turned not when they went.As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and they four had their rims full of eyes round about.And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went; thither was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up beside them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.And over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of a firmament, like the terrible crystal to look upon, stretched forth over their heads above.And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of a host: when they stood, they let down their wings.And there was a voice above the firmament that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings.And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man upon it above.And I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from the appearance of his loins and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him.As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

how that by revelation was made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote before in few words,