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2 Corinthians 12:5-12

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.

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