For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.
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Verse 6 is found in chapter 12 of 2 Corinthians. Paul mentions extraordinary visions and revelations but avoids turning them into a basis for superiority. Even when speaking about exceptional spiritual experiences, he maintains distance from self-exaltation.
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Und so ich mich rühmen wollte, täte ich daran nicht töricht; denn ich wollte die Wahrheit sagen. Ich enthalte mich aber dessen, auf daß nicht jemand mich höher achte, als er an mir sieht oder von mir hört.
Por lo cual si quisiere gloriarme, no seré insensato: porque diré verdad: empero lo dejo, porque nadie piense de mí más de lo que en mí ve, u oye de mí.
Porque, si quisiera gloriarme, no sería necio, pues diría la verdad. Pero me abstengo, para que nadie piense de mí más de lo que ve en mí u oye de mí.
Si je voulais me glorifier, je ne serais pas un insensé, car je dirais la vérité; mais je m'en abstiens, afin que personne n'ait à mon sujet une opinion supérieure à ce qu'il voit en moi ou à ce qu'il entend de moi.
Perciocchè, benchè io volessi gloriarmi, non però sarei pazzo; poichè direi verità; ma io me ne rimango, acciocchè niuno stimi di me sopra ciò ch’egli mi vede essere, ovvero ode da me.
Porque, se quiser gloriar-me, não serei néscio, porque direi a verdade; mas deixo isto, para que ninguém cuide de mim mais do que em mim vê ou de mim ouve.
就是我願意誇口也不算狂,因為我會說實話;只是我絕口不談,恐怕有人把我看得太高了,過於他在我身上所看見所聽見的;
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