Berean Standard Bible
2 Corinthians 12
1I mustδεῖ,deiG1163go on boastingΚαυχᾶσθαιKauchasthaiG2744.Although there is nothing to gainοὐ συμφέρον μέν,ou sumpheron menG3756G4851G3303δὲdeG1161,I will go onἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064toεἰςeisG1519visionsὀπτασίαςoptasiasG3701andκαὶkaiG2532revelationsἀποκαλύψειςapokalupseisG602from the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.
2I knowG1492a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547whofourteenδεκατεσσάρων,dekatessarōnG1180yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094agoπρὸproG4253τοῦtouG3588τοιοῦτονtoioutonG5108was caught upἁρπαγένταharpagentaG726toἕωςhe'ōsG2193thethirdτρίτουtritouG5154heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.WhetherεἴτεeiteG1535it wasinἐνenG1722thebodyσώματιsōmatiG4983οὐκoukG3756G1492orεἴτεeiteG1535out ofἐκτὸςektosG1622ὁhoG3588itσώματοςsōmatosG4983I do not knowοὐκoukG3756G1492τὸνtonG3588, butGodθεὸςtheosG2316knowsG1492.
4ὅτιhotiG3754was caught upἡρπάγηhērpagēG726toεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588ParadiseπαράδεισονparadeisonG3857καὶkaiG2532. The thingshe heardἤκουσενēkousenG191wereinexpressibleἄρρητα ῥήματαarrēta rhēmataG731G4487,things thatἃhaG3739manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444is not permittedοὐκ ἐξὸνouk exonG3756G1832to tellλαλῆσαι.lalēsaiG2980.
Paul’s Thorn and God’s Grace
6EvenγὰρgarG1063ifἐὰνeanG1437I wantedθελήσωthelēsōG2309to boastκαυχήσασθαι,kauchēsasthaiG2744,I would not beοὐκ ἔσομαιouk esomaiG3756G1510a foolἄφρων·aphrōnG878,becauseγὰρgarG1063I would be speakingG2046thetruthἀλήθειανalētheianG225.ButδὲdeG1161I refrainφείδομαιpheidomaiG5339, soμήmēG3361no oneτιςtisG5100will creditλογίσηταιlogisētaiG3049εἰςeisG1519meG1473with more thanὑπὲρhuperG5228ὃhoG3739he seesβλέπειblepeiG991in meG1473orἢēG2228τιtiG5100hearsἀκούειakoueiG191fromἐξexG1537meG1473,
7orκαὶkaiG2532because of theseτῇtēaG3588surpassingly greatὑπερβολῇhuperbolēaG5236τῶνtōnG3588revelationsἀποκαλύψεων.¶apokalupseōnG602.SoΔιὸDioG1352toἵναinaG2443keep me from becoming conceitedμὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι,mē huperairōmaiG3361G5229,IG1473was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325a thornσκόλοψskolopsG4647inτῇtēaG3588myfleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,a messengerἄγγελοςangelosG32of SatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567,toἵναinaG2443tormentκολαφίζῃkolaphizēG2852meG1473ἵναinaG2443μὴmēG3361ὑπεραίρωμαι.huperairōmaiG5229.
9ButκαὶkaiG2532He saidεἴρηκένeirēkenG2046to meG1473, “MyG1473ἡhēG3588graceχάριςcharisG5485is sufficientἀρκεῖarkeiG714for youσοιsoiG4771,forγὰρgarG1063MyἡhēG3588powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411is perfectedτελεῖται.teleitaiG5055inἐνenG1722weaknessἀσθενείᾳastheneiaG769.”ThereforeοὖνounG3767I will boastκαυχήσομαιkauchēsomaiG2744all the moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123gladlyἥδισταhēdistaG2236inἐνenG1722myG1473ταῖςtaisG3588weaknessesἀσθενείαιςastheneiaisG769,so thatἵναinaG2443theἡhēG3588powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547may restἐπισκηνώσῃepiskēnōsēG1981onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meG1473.
10That is whyδιὸdioG1352,for the sakeὑπὲρhuperG5228of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547,I delightεὐδοκῶeudokōG2106inἐνenG1722weaknessesἀσθενείαις,astheneiaisG769,inἐνenG1722insultsὕβρεσιν,hubresinG5196,inἐνenG1722hardshipsἀνάγκαις,anagkaisG318,inἐνenG1722persecutionsδιωγμοῖςdiōgmoisG1375, inκαὶkaiG2532difficultiesστενοχωρίαις,stenochōriaisG4730.ForγὰρgarG1063whenὅτανhotanG3752I am weakἀσθενῶasthenōG770,thenτότεtoteG5119I amεἰμι.¶eimiG1510strongδυνατόςdunatosG1415.
Paul’s Concern for the Corinthians
11I have becomeΓέγοναGegonaG1096a foolἄφρωνaphrōnG878, butyouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771droveἠναγκάσατε.ēnagkasateG315meG1473to it.In factγὰρgarG1063ὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259,youὑμῶνhumōnG4771shouldὤφειλονōpheilonG3784have commendedσυνίστασθαι·sunistasthaiG4921meG1473,sinceγὰρgarG1063I am in no way inferiorοὐδὲν ὑστέρησαouden husterēsaG3762G5302to thoseτῶνtōnG3588“super-apostlesὑπερλίαν ἀποστόλων,huperlianlian apostolōnG5228G652,”evenκαὶkaiG2532thoughεἰeiG1487I amεἰμι.eimiG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762.
12TheτὰtaG3588marksσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592of aτοῦtouG3588trueμὲνmenG3303apostleἀποστόλουapostolouG652—signsσημείοιςsēmeioisG4592τεteG5037καὶkaiG2532,wondersτέρασινterasinG5059,andκαὶkaiG2532miraclesδυνάμεσιν.dunamesinG1411—were performedκατειργάσθηkateirgasthēG2716amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771withἐνenG1722greatπάσῃpasēG3956perseveranceὑπομονῇ,hupomonēaG5281.
13γάρgarG1063In what wayτί ἐστιν ὃti estin hoG5101G1510G3739were you inferiorἡσσώθητεhēssōthēteG2274toὑπὲρhuperG5228theτὰςtasG3588otherλοιπὰςloipasG3062churchesἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577,exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361thatὅτιhotiG3754IG1473αὐτὸςautosG846was not a burdenοὐ κατενάρκησαou katenarkēsaG3756G2655to youὑμῶν;humōnG4771?ForgiveχαρίσασθέcharisastheG5483meG1473thisταύτην.¶tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588wrongἀδικίανadikianG93!
14SeeἸδοὺIdouG2400τοῦτοtoutoG3778,I amἔχωechōG2192readyἑτοίμωςhetoimōsG2093to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771a third timeτρίτονtritonG5154,andκαὶkaiG2532I will not be a burdenοὐ καταναρκήσωou katanarkēsōG3756G2655,becauseγὰρgarG1063I am not seekingοὐ ζητῶou zētōG3756G2212yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771possessionsτὰtaG3588,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235youὑμᾶς.humasG4771.ForγὰρgarG1063τὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043should not haveοὐ ὀφείλειou opheileiG3784G3756to save upθησαυρίζεινthēsaurizeinG2343forτοῖςtoisG3588theirparentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235οἱhoiG3588parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118forτοῖςtoisG3588theirchildrenτέκνοις·teknoisG5043.
15AndδὲdeG1161for the sake ofὑπὲρhuperG5228yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771τῶνtōnG3588soulsψυχῶνpsuchōnG5590,IἐγὼegōG1473will most gladlyἥδισταhēdistaG2236spend my moneyδαπανήσωdapanēsōG1159andκαὶkaiG2532myselfἐκδαπανηθήσομαιekdapanēthēsomaiG1550.IfεἰeiG1487I loveἀγαπῶνagapōnG25youὑμᾶςhumasG4771moreG4057,will you love meἀγαπῶμαι.agapōmaiG25lessἧσσονhēssonG2276?
18I urgedπαρεκάλεσαparekalesaG3870TitusΤίτονTitonG5103to visit you,andκαὶkaiG2532I sentσυναπέστειλαsunapesteilaG4882ourτὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφόν·adelphonG80with him.Did TitusΤίτος;TitosG5103exploitἐπλεονέκτησενepleonektēsenG4122youὑμᾶςhumasG4771in any wayμήτιmētiG3385?Did we not walkοὐ περιεπατήσαμεν;ou periepatēsamenG3756G4043in theτῷtōG3588sameαὐτῷautōG846SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151and followοὐouG3756in theτοῖςtoisG3588sameαὐτοῖςautoisG846footstepsἴχνεσιν;¶ichnesinG2487?
19Have you been thinkingδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380all alongΠάλαιPalaiG3819thatὅτιhotiG3754we were making a defenseἀπολογούμεθα.apologoumethaG626to youὑμῖνhuminG4771?We speakλαλοῦμεν.laloumenG2980beforeκατέναντιkatenantiG2713GodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,andδὲdeG1161allπάντα,pantaG3956ofτὰtaG3588this,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27, isὑπὲρhuperG5228to build you upτῆς ὑμῶν οἰκοδομῆς.tēs humōn oikodomēsG4771G3588G3619.
20ForγὰρgarG1063I am afraidφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399thatμήmēG3361when I comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,I may not findοὐχ εὕρωouch heurōG4459G3756G2147youὑμᾶς,humasG4771asοἵουςoiousG3634I wishθέλωthelōG2309,andG2504youὑμῖνhuminG4771may not find meεὑρεθῶ οὐheurethō ouG2147G3756asοἷονhoionG3634you wishθέλετε,theleteG2309. I fearμήmēG3361that there may beG4459quarrelingἔρις,erisG2054,jealousyζῆλος,zēlosG2205,rageθυμοί,thumoiG2372,rivalryἐριθείαι,eritheiaiG2052,slanderκαταλαλιαί,katalaliaiG2636,gossipψιθυρισμοί,psithurismoiG5587,arroganceφυσιώσεις,phusiōseisG5450, anddisorderἀκαταστασίαι,akatastasiaiG181.
21I am afraid thatμὴmēG3361when I comeἐλθόντοςelthontosG1473G2064againπάλινpalinG3825,myG1473ὁhoG3588GodθεόςtheosG2316will humbleταπεινώσῃtapeinōsēG5013meG1473beforeπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532I will be grieved overπενθήσωpenthēsōG3996manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183whoτῶνtōnG3588have sinned earlierπροημαρτηκότωνproēmartēkotōnG4258andκαὶkaiG2532have not repentedμὴ μετανοησάντωνmē metanoēsantōnG3361G3340ofἐπὶepiG1909ᾗhēG3739their acts ofἔπραξαν.¶epraxanG4238τῇtēaG3588impurityἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsiaG167καὶkaiG2532,sexual immoralityπορνείᾳporneiaG4202,andκαὶkaiG2532debaucheryἀσελγείᾳaselgeiaG766.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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