Berean Standard Bible
2 Corinthians 12:1-12
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.
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.
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.
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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