2 Corinthians 11:30-33

11:30 If I must boast, ¹  I will boast about the things that show my weakness. ²  11:31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows I am not lying. 11:32 In Damascus, the governor ³  under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus ⁴  in order to arrest ⁵  me, 11:33 but I was let down in a rope-basket ⁶  through a window in the city wall, and escaped his hands.

¹ tn Grk “If boasting is necessary.”

² tn Or “about the things related to my weakness.”

³ tn Grk “ethnarch.”

⁴ tn Grk “the city of the Damascenes.”

⁵ tn Or “to seize,” “to catch.”

⁵ tn In Acts 9:25 the same basket used in Paul’s escape is called a σπυρίς (spuri"), a basket larger than a κόφινος (kofinos). It was very likely made out of rope, so the translation “rope-basket” is used.