King James Version
2 Corinthians 12:5-12
6ForγὰρgarG1063thoughἐὰνeanG1437I would desireθελήσωthelēsōG2309to gloryκαυχήσασθαι,kauchēsasthaiG2744,I shallG1510notοὐκoukG3756beἔσομαιesomaiG1510a foolἄφρων·aphrōnG878;forγὰρgarG1063I will sayG2046the truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225:butδὲdeG1161nowI forbearφείδομαιpheidomaiG5339,lestμήmēG3361any manτιςtisG5100should thinkλογίσηταιlogisētaiG3049ofεἰςeisG1519meG1473aboveὑπὲρhuperG5228that whichὃhoG3739he seethβλέπειblepeiG991meG1473to be,orἢēG2228thathe hearethἀκούειakoueiG191τιtiG5100ofἐξexG1537meG1473.
7AndκαὶkaiG2532lestἵναinaG2443μὴmēG3361I should be exalted above measureὑπεραίρωμαι,huperairōmaiG5229through the abundanceτῇ ὑπερβολῇtēa huperbolēaG3588G5236of the revelationsτῶν ἀποκαλύψεων.¶tōn apokalupseōnG3588G602,there was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to meG1473a thornσκόλοψskolopsG4647in the fleshτῇ σαρκί,tēa sarkiG3588G4561,the messengerἄγγελοςangelosG32of SatanG4566toἵναinaG2443buffetκολαφίζῃkolaphizēG2852meG1473,lestἵναinaG2443μὴmēG3361I should be exalted above measureὑπεραίρωμαι.huperairōmaiG5229.
9ἡhēG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532he saidεἴρηκένeirēkenG2046unto meG1473,MyG1473graceχάρις ἡcharis hēG3588G5485is sufficientἀρκεῖarkeiG714for theeσοιsoiG4771:forγὰρgarG1063myG1473strengthδύναμιςdunamisG1411is made perfectG5048inἐνenG1722weaknessἀσθενείᾳastheneiaG769.Most gladlyἥδισταhēdistaG2236thereforeοὖνounG3767will IG2744ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123gloryG2744inἐνenG1722myG1473infirmitiesταῖς ἀσθενείαιςtais astheneiaisG3588G769,thatἵναinaG2443the powerἡ δύναμιςhē dunamisG3588G1411of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ.tou ChristouG3588G5547may restἐπισκηνώσῃepiskēnōsēG1981uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meG1473.
10ThereforeδιὸdioG1352I take pleasureεὐδοκῶeudokōG2106inG1722infirmitiesἀσθενείαις,astheneiaisG769,inG1722reproachesὕβρεσιν,hubresinG5196,inG1722necessitiesἀνάγκαις,anagkaisG318,inG1722persecutionsδιωγμοῖςdiōgmoisG1375,inG1722distressesστενοχωρίαις,stenochōriaisG4730forὑπὲρhuperG5228Christ’s sakeΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547:forγὰρgarG1063whenὅτανhotanG3752I am weakἀσθενῶasthenōG770,thenτότεtoteG5119am Iεἰμι.¶eimiG1510strongδυνατόςdunatosG1415.
11τῶνtōnG3588I am becomeΓέγοναGegonaG1096a foolἄφρωνaphrōnG878in gloryingG2744;yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771have compelledἠναγκάσατε.ēnagkasateG315meG1473:forγὰρgarG1063IG1473oughtὤφειλονōpheilonG3784to have been commendedσυνίστασθαι·sunistasthaiG4921ofὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259youὑμῶνhumōnG4771:forγὰρgarG1063in nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762am I behindὑστέρησαhusterēsaG5302the veryὑπερλίανhuperlianlianG5228chiefestὑπερλίανhuperlianlianG3029apostlesἀποστόλων,apostolōnG652,thoughεἰeiG1487καὶkaiG2532I beεἰμι.eimiG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762.
12τὰtaG3588TrulyμὲνmenG3303the signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592of an apostleτοῦ ἀποστόλουtou apostolouG3588G652were wroughtκατειργάσθηkateirgasthēG2716amongG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771inG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956patienceὑπομονῇ,hupomonēaG5281,inG1722signsσημείοιςsēmeioisG4592,andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέρασινterasinG5059,andκαὶkaiG2532mighty deedsδυνάμεσιν.dunamesinG1411.
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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