2 Corinthians 12
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2 Corinthians 12:6-11

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.
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