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2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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.

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