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2 Corinthians 11:31-33
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Corinthians 11:31-33
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
31 [a]The God and Father of the Lord Jesus knows, he who is blessed forever, that I do not lie. 32 At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus, in order to seize me, 33 but I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his hands.(A)
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- 11:31–32 The episode at Damascus is symbolic. It aptly illustrates Paul’s weakness but ends in deliverance (cf. 2 Cor 4:7–11).
2 Corinthians 11:31-33
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2 Corinthians 11:31-33
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31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is to be praised forever,(A) knows(B) that I am not lying. 32 In Damascus the governor under King Aretas had the city of the Damascenes guarded in order to arrest me.(C) 33 But I was lowered in a basket from a window in the wall and slipped through his hands.(D)
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