New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Corinthians 12:6-11
6For if I do wish to boast I will not be 1foolish, 2for I will be speaking the truth; but I refrain from this, so that no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me. 7Because of the surpassing greatness of the 3revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a 4thorn in the flesh, a 5messenger of Satan to 6torment me--to keep me from exalting myself! 8Concerning this I implored the Lord 7three times that it might leave me. 9And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for 8power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather 9boast 10about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. 10Therefore 11I am well content with weaknesses, with 12insults, with 13distresses, with 14persecutions, with 15difficulties, 16for Christ’s sake; for 17when I am weak, then I am strong.
11I have become 18foolish; you yourselves compelled me. Actually I should have been commended by you, for 19in no respect was I inferior to the 20most eminent apostles, even though 21I am a nobody.
Notes
- 1. 2 Corinthians 12:6 2 Cor 5:13; 11:16f; 12:11 ↩
- 2. 2 Corinthians 12:6 2 Cor 7:14 ↩
- 3. 2 Corinthians 12:7 2 Cor 12:1 ↩
- 4. 2 Corinthians 12:7 Num 33:55; Ezek 28:24; Hos 2:6 ↩
- 5. 2 Corinthians 12:7 Job 2:6; Matt 4:10; 1 Cor 5:5 ↩
- 6. 2 Corinthians 12:7 Lit beat ↩
- 7. 2 Corinthians 12:8 Matt 26:44 ↩
- 8. 2 Corinthians 12:9 1 Cor 2:5; Eph 3:16; Phil 4:13 ↩
- 9. 2 Corinthians 12:9 1 Cor 2:3; 2 Cor 12:5 ↩
- 10. 2 Corinthians 12:9 Lit in ↩
- 11. 2 Corinthians 12:10 Rom 5:3; 8:35 ↩
- 12. 2 Corinthians 12:10 Or mistreatment ↩
- 13. 2 Corinthians 12:10 2 Cor 6:4 ↩
- 14. 2 Corinthians 12:10 2 Thess 1:4; 2 Tim 3:11 ↩
- 15. 2 Corinthians 12:10 2 Cor 6:4 ↩
- 16. 2 Corinthians 12:10 2 Cor 5:15, 20 ↩
- 17. 2 Corinthians 12:10 2 Cor 13:4 ↩
- 18. 2 Corinthians 12:11 2 Cor 5:13; 11:16f; 12:6 ↩
- 19. 2 Corinthians 12:11 1 Cor 15:10; 2 Cor 11:5 ↩
- 20. 2 Corinthians 12:11 Or super-apostles ↩
- 21. 2 Corinthians 12:11 1 Cor 3:7; 13:2; 15:9 ↩
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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