2 Corinthians 12
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2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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.
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