Boasting is necessary. It is not profitable, but I will move on 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:

I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; but I will come 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 I did not receive it from a human source and I was not taught it, but it came by a revelation from Jesus Christ.

especially because of the extraordinary revelations. Therefore, so that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me so I would not exalt myself.

The following night, the Lord stood by him and said,“ Have courage! For as you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”

I looked up, and there was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of gold from Uphaz around his waist.His body was like topaz, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.Only I, Daniel, saw the vision. The men who were with me did not see it, but a great terror fell on them, and they ran and hid.I was left alone, looking at this great vision. No strength was left in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.I heard the words he said, and when I heard them I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.Suddenly, a hand touched me and raised me to my hands and knees.

Now I am giving an opinion on this because it is profitable for you, who a year ago began not only to do something but also to desire it.

“ Everything is permissible,” but not everything is helpful.“ Everything is permissible,” but not everything builds up.

There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. And the Lord said to him in a vision,“ Ananias!”“ Here I am, Lord!” he said.“ Get up and go to the street called Straight,” the Lord said to him,“ to the house of Judas, and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, since he is praying there.In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and placing his hands on him so he can regain his sight.”“ Lord,” Ananias answered,“ I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.And he has authority here from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”But the Lord said to him,“ Go! For this man is My chosen instrument to take My name to Gentiles, kings, and the Israelites.I will show him how much he must suffer for My name!”So Ananias left and entered the house. Then he placed his hands on him and said,“ Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road you were traveling, has sent me so that you can regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to Chaldea and to the exiles in a vision from the Spirit of God. After the vision I had seen left me,

Then the Lord said to Paul in a night vision,“ Don’t be afraid, but keep on speaking and don’t be silent.

I went up according to a revelation and presented to them the gospel I preach among the Gentiles— but privately to those recognized as leaders— so that I might not be running, or have run the race, in vain.

I have become a fool; you forced it on me. I should have been endorsed by you, since I am not in any way inferior to the“ super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

After this I will pour out My Spirit on all humanity; then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men will have dreams, and your young men will see visions.I will even pour out My Spirit on the male and female slaves in those days.

I repeat: No one should consider me a fool. But if you do, at least accept me as a fool, so I too may boast a little.What I say in this matter of boasting, I don’t speak as the Lord would, but foolishly.Since many boast in an unspiritual way, I will also boast.For you, being so wise, gladly put up with fools!In fact, you put up with it if someone enslaves you, if someone devours you, if someone captures you, if someone dominates you, or if someone hits you in the face.I say this to our shame: We have been weak. But in whatever anyone dares to boast— I am talking foolishly— I also dare:Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I.Are they servants of Christ? I’m talking like a madman— I’m a better one: with far more labors, many more imprisonments, far worse beatings, near death many times.Five times I received 39 lashes from Jews.Three times I was beaten with rods by the Romans. Once I was stoned by my enemies. Three times I was shipwrecked. I have spent a night and a day in the open sea.On frequent journeys, I faced dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own people, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the open country, dangers on the sea, and dangers among false brothers;labor and hardship, many sleepless nights, hunger and thirst, often without food, cold, and lacking clothing.Not to mention other things, there is the daily pressure on me: my care for all the churches.Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?If boasting is necessary, I will boast about my weaknesses.

“ After I came back to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple complex, I went into a visionary stateand saw Him telling me,‘ Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me!’“ But I said,‘ Lord, they know that in synagogue after synagogue I had those who believed in You imprisoned and beaten.And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was being shed, I was standing by and approving, and I guarded the clothes of those who killed him.’“ Then He said to me,‘ Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

Nevertheless, I am telling you the truth. It is for your benefit that I go away, because if I don’t go away the Counselor will not come to you. If I go, I will send Him to you.

King Agrippa, while on the road at midday, I saw a light from heaven brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew language,‘ Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’“ Then I said,‘ Who are You, Lord?’“ And the Lord replied:‘ I am Jesus, the One you are persecuting.But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen and of what I will reveal to you.I will rescue you from the people and from the Gentiles. I now send you to themto open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that by faith in Me they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified.’“ Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

He said:“ Listen to what I say: If there is a prophet among you from the Lord, I make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream.

Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it was advantageous that one man should die for the people.

In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, while I was among the exiles by the Chebar Canal, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God.On the fifth day of the month— it was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile—the word of the Lord came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar Canal. And the Lord’s hand was on him there.I looked and there was a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire, there was a gleam like amber.The form of four living creatures came from it. And this was their appearance: They had human form,but each of them had four faces and four wings.Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, sparkling like the gleam of polished bronze.They had human hands under their wings on their four sides. All four of them had faces and wings.Their wings were touching. The creatures did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead.The form of each of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right, the face of an ox on the left, and the face of an eagle.That is what their faces were like. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching that of another and two wings covering its body.Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the Spirit wanted to go, they went without turning as they moved.The form of the living creatures was like the appearance of burning coals of fire and torches. Fire was moving back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, with lightning coming out of it.The creatures were darting back and forth like flashes of lightning.When I looked at the living creatures, there was one wheel on the ground beside each creature that had four faces.The appearance of the wheels and their craftsmanship was like the gleam of beryl, and all four had the same form. Their appearance and craftsmanship was like a wheel within a wheel.When they moved, they went in any of the four directions, without pivoting as they moved.Their rims were large and frightening. Each of their four rims were full of eyes all around.So when the living creatures moved, the wheels moved beside them, and when the creatures rose from the earth, the wheels also rose.Wherever the Spirit wanted to go, the creatures went in the direction the Spirit was moving. The wheels rose alongside them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.When the creatures moved, the wheels moved; when the creatures stood still, the wheels stood still; and when the creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose alongside them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.The shape of an expanse, with a gleam like awe-inspiring crystal, was spread out over the heads of the living creatures.And under the expanse their wings extended one toward another. Each of them also had two wings covering their bodies.When they moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of mighty waters, like the voice of the Almighty, and a sound of commotion like the noise of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.A voice came from above the expanse over their heads; when they stood still, they lowered their wings.The shape of a throne with the appearance of sapphire stone was above the expanse. There was a form with the appearance of a human on the throne high above.From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire enclosing it all around. From what seemed to be His waist down, I also saw what looked like fire. There was a brilliant light all around Him.The appearance of the brilliant light all around was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the form of the Lord’s glory. When I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.

“ Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is helpful.“ Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be brought under the control of anything.

The mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have briefly written above.