26 I have gone on many travels. And I have been in danger from rivers, from thieves, from my own people, the Jews, and from those who are not Jews. I have been in danger in cities, in places where no one lives, and on the sea. And I have been in danger with false brothers.
27 I have done hard and tiring work, and many times I did not sleep. I have been hungry and thirsty. Many times I have been without food. I have been cold and without clothes.
28 Besides all this, there is on me every day the load of my concern for all the churches.
29 I feel weak every time someone is weak. I feel upset every time someone is led into sin.
30 If I must brag, I will brag about the things that show I am weak.
31 God knows that I am not lying. He is the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, and he is to be praised forever.
32 When I was in Damascus, the governor under King Aretas wanted to arrest me. So he put guards around the city.