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2 Corinthians 12

1Imustneedsglory,thoughitisnotexpedient;butIwillcomeG2064tovisionsG3701andrevelationsἀποκαλύψειςapokalupseisG602oftheLordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.
2IknowamanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,fourteenδεκατεσσάρων,dekatessarōnG1180yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094ago(whetherinthebodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,Iknownot;orwhetheroutofthebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,Iknownot;GodθεὸςtheosG2316knoweth),suchaonecaughtupeventothethirdτρίτουtritouG5154heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.
3AndIknowsuchamanἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444(whetherinthebodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,orapartG5565fromthebodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983,Iknownot;GodθεὸςtheosG2316knoweth),
4howthathewascaughtupintoParadiseπαράδεισονparadeisonG3857,andheardG191unspeakablewords,whichitisnotlawfulG1832foramanἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444toutter.
5OnbehalfG5228ofsuchaoneG3588willIglory:butonmineG1473ownbehalfG5228Iwillnotglory, saveinmyweaknessesG769.
6ForifIshoulddesireθελήσωthelēsōG2309toglory,IshallnotbeἔσομαιesomaiG1510foolishG878;forIshallspeakG3004thetruthἀλήθειανalētheianG225:butIforbear,lestμήmēG3361anymanshouldaccountofmeabovethatwhichheseethmetobeG1510,orhearethfromme.
7Andbyreasonoftheexceedinggreatnessoftherevelationsἀποκαλύψεων.¶apokalupseōnG602,thatIshouldnotbeexalted overmuch, therewasgivenG1325tomeathorninthefleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,amessengerἄγγελοςangelosG32ofSatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567tobuffetme,thatIshouldnotbeexalted overmuch.
8ConcerningG5228thisthingG3778IbesoughttheLordκύριονkurionG2962thrice,thatitmightdepartἀποστῇapostēaG868fromme.
9AndhehathsaidG3004untome,MygraceχάριςcharisG5485issufficientforthee:formypowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ismadeperfectinweaknessG769.MostgladlyἥδισταhēdistaG2236thereforeοὖνounG3767willIratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123gloryinmyweaknessesG769,thatthepowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ofChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547mayrestuponme.
10WhereforeItakepleasureεὐδοκῶeudokōG2106inweaknessesG769,ininjuries,innecessities,inpersecutionsδιωγμοῖςdiōgmoisG1375,indistressesG4730,forChrist’ssake:forwhenὅτανhotanG3752IamG1510weakἀσθενῶasthenōG770,thenamG1510IstrongδυνατόςdunatosG1415.
11IamG1510becomeΓέγοναGegonaG1096foolishG878: yecompelledG315me;forIoughtG3784tohavebeenG1510commendedG4921ofyou:forinnothingwasG1510IbehindtheverychiefestapostlesG652,thoughIamG1510nothing.
12TrulythesignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592ofanapostleἀποστόλουapostolouG652werewroughtamongyouinallpatience,bysignsσημείοιςsēmeioisG4592andwondersτέρασινterasinG5059andmightyG1411works.
13ForwhatisG1510therewherein yewereG1510madeinferiortotherestλοιπὰςloipasG3062ofthechurchesἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577,exceptitbeG1510thatImyselfwasG1510notaburdenκατενάρκησαkatenarkēsaG2655toyou?forgiveχαρίσασθέcharisastheG5483methiswrong.
14BeholdἸδοὺIdouG2400,thisisthethirdτρίτονtritonG5154timeG5154IamreadyἑτοίμωςhetoimōsG2093tocomeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toyou;andIwillnotbeaburdenκαταναρκήσωkatanarkēsōG2655toyou:forIseekζητῶzētōG2212notyours,butyou:forthechildrenG5043oughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784nottolayupfortheparentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118,buttheparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118forthechildrenG5043.
15AndIwillmostG5228gladlyἥδισταhēdistaG2236spendδαπανήσωdapanēsōG1159andbespentG1159foryoursoulsψυχῶνpsuchōnG5590.IfIloveG25youmoreabundantly,amIlovedG25theless?
16ButbeἔστωestōG1510itso,Ididnotmyselfburdenyou;but,beingG1510crafty,Icaughtyouwithguile.
17DidItakeadvantageofyoubyanyoneG5100ofthemwhomIhavesentG649untoyou?
18IexhortedG3870TitusΤίτονTitonG5103,andIsentthebrotherἀδελφόν·adelphonG80withhim.DidTitusΤίτος;TitosG5103takeanyadvantageofyou?walkedπεριεπατήσαμεν;periepatēsamenG4043wenotinthesameαὐτῷautōG846spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151?walkedG4043wenotinthesameαὐτοῖςautoisG846stepsἴχνεσιν;¶ichnesinG2487?
19YethinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380allthistimethatweareexcusing ourselves untoyou.InthesightofGodθεοῦtheouG2316speakλαλοῦμεν.laloumenG2980weinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.Butallthingsπάντα,pantaG3956,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,areforyouredifying.
20ForIfearφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399,lestμήmēG3361byanymeans,whenG2064IcomeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,IshouldfindG2147younotsuchοἵουςoiousG3634asIwouldG2309,andshould myselfbefoundG2147ofyousuchοἷονhoionG3634asyewouldG2309not;lestμήmēG3361byanymeans there shouldbestrifeG2054,jealousyζῆλος,zēlosG2205, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings,tumults;
21lestG3361againπάλινpalinG3825whenIcomeG2064myGodθεόςtheosG2316shouldhumbleταπεινώσῃtapeinōsēG5013mebeforeyou,andIshouldmournπενθήσωpenthēsōG3996formanyπολλοὺςpollousG4183ofthemthathavesinnedheretofore,andrepentedμετανοησάντωνmetanoēsantōnG3340notoftheuncleannessandfornicationandlasciviousnesswhichtheycommitted.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 12

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