2 Corinthians 12
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2 Corinthians 12

1Well,itisnotofprofittometoboastΚαυχᾶσθαιKauchasthaiG2744,forIwillcomeG2064tovisionsG3701andrevelationsἀποκαλύψειςapokalupseisG602of[the]Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.
2IknowamanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,fourteenδεκατεσσάρων,dekatessarōnG1180yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094ago, (whetherin[the]bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983Iknownot,oroutofthebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983Iknownot,GodθεὸςtheosG2316knows;)suchτοιοῦτονtoioutonG5108[aone]caughtupto[the]thirdτρίτουtritouG5154heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.
3AndIknowsuchamanἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444, (whetherin[the]bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983oroutofthebodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983Iknownot,GodθεὸςtheosG2316knows;)
4thathewascaughtupintoparadiseπαράδεισονparadeisonG3857,andheardG191unspeakablethingsG3739saidG2980whichitisnotallowedtomanἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444toutter.
5OfsuchτοιούτουtoioutouG5108[aoneG3588]Iwillboastκαυχήσομαι,kauchēsomaiG2744,butofmyselfIwillnotboastκαυχήσομαιkauchēsomaiG2744,unlessinmyweaknessesG769.
6ForifIshalldesireθελήσωthelēsōG2309toboastκαυχήσασθαι,kauchēsasthaiG2744,IshallnotbeἔσομαιesomaiG1510afoolἄφρων·aphrōnG878;forIwillsayG3004[the]truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225;butIforbear,lestμήmēG3361anyoneG5100shouldthinkastomeabovewhatheseesβλέπειblepeiG991me[tobeG1510],orwhateverhemayhearἀκούειakoueiG191ofme.
7AndthatImightnotbeexaltedbytheexceedinggreatnessoftherevelationsἀποκαλύψεων.¶apokalupseōnG602, therewasgivenG1325tomeathornforthefleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,amessengerἄγγελοςangelosG32ofSatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567thathemightbuffetme,thatImightnotbeexalted.
8ForthisIthrice besoughttheLordκύριονkurionG2962thatitmightdepartἀποστῇapostēaG868fromme.
9AndhesaidG3004tome,MygraceχάριςcharisG5485suffices thee;for[my]powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411isperfectedinweaknessG769.MostgladlyἥδισταhēdistaG2236thereforeοὖνounG3767willIratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123boastκαυχήσομαιkauchēsomaiG2744inmyweaknessesG769,thatthepowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411oftheChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547maydwelluponme.
10WhereforeItakepleasureεὐδοκῶeudokōG2106inweaknessesG769,ininsults,innecessities,inpersecutionsδιωγμοῖςdiōgmoisG1375,instraits,forChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547:forwhenὅτανhotanG3752IamG1510weakἀσθενῶasthenōG770,thenIamG1510powerfulG1415.
11IhavebecomeΓέγοναGegonaG1096afoolἄφρωνaphrōnG878; yehavecompelledG315me;forIoughtG3784tohavebeenG1510commendedG4921byyou;forIhavebeenG1510nothingbehindthosewhowereG1510insurpassing degreeapostlesG652,ifalsoG2532IamG1510nothing.
12ThesignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592indeedoftheapostleἀποστόλουapostolouG652werewroughtamongyouinallenduranceG5281,signsσημείοιςsēmeioisG4592,andwondersτέρασινterasinG5059,andworksofpowerG1411.
13ForinwhatisG1510itthatyehavebeenG1510inferiortotheotherG3062assemblies,unlessthatImyselfhavenotbeenG1510inlazinessachargeuponyou?ForgiveχαρίσασθέcharisastheG5483methisinjury.
14BeholdἸδοὺIdouG2400,thisthirdτρίτονtritonG5154timeG5154IamreadyἑτοίμωςhetoimōsG2093tocomeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toyou,andIwillnotbeinlazinessacharge;forIdonotseekζητῶzētōG2212yours,butyou;forthechildrenG5043oughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784nottolayupfortheparentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118,buttheparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118forthechildrenG5043.
15NowδὲdeG1161IshallmostG5228gladlyἥδισταhēdistaG2236spendδαπανήσωdapanēsōG1159andbeutterlyspentG1159foryoursoulsψυχῶνpsuchōnG5590,ifevenG2532inabundantly lovingyouIshouldbelesslovedG25.
16ButbeἔστωestōG1510itso.Ididnotburdenyou,butbeingG1510craftyItookG2983youbyguile.
17DidImakegainofyoubyanyofthosewhomIhavesentG649toyou?
18IbeggedTitusΤίτονTitonG5103,andsentthebrotherἀδελφόν·adelphonG80with[him]:didTitusΤίτος;TitosG5103atallmakegainofyou?havewenotwalkedπεριεπατήσαμεν;periepatēsamenG4043inthesameαὐτῷautōG846spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151? [havewe]notinthesameαὐτοῖςautoisG846stepsἴχνεσιν;¶ichnesinG2487?
19YehavelongG3819beensupposingthatweexcuse ourselvestoyou:wespeakλαλοῦμεν.laloumenG2980beforeGodθεοῦtheouG2316inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547;andallthingsπάντα,pantaG3956,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,foryourbuildingG3619up.
20ForIfearφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399lestμήmēG3361perhapscomingἐλθὼνelthōnG2064IfindG2147younotsuchοἵουςoiousG3634asIwishθέλωthelōG2309,andthatIbefoundG2147byyousuchοἷονhoionG3634asyedonotwishθέλετε,theleteG2309:lestμήmēG3361[there mightbe] strifes, jealousies, angers, contentions, evil speakings, whisperings, puffingsup,disturbances;
21lestG3361myGodθεόςtheosG2316shouldhumbleταπεινώσῃtapeinōsēG5013meastoyouwhenIcomeG2064againπάλινpalinG3825,andthatIshallgrieveovermanyπολλοὺςpollousG4183ofthosewhohavesinnedbeforeG1909,andhavenotrepentedμετανοησάντωνmetanoēsantōnG3340astotheuncleannessandfornicationandlicentiousnesswhichtheyhavepractised.

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