New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 12

Paul’s Vision

1BoastingΚαυχᾶσθαιKauchasthaiG2744is necessaryδεῖ,deiG1163,thoughμέν,menG3303it isG4851not beneficialG4851;but I will goἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064on to visionsὀπτασίαςoptasiasG3701andrevelationsἀποκαλύψειςapokalupseisG602of the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.

2I knowG3609a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,who fourteenδεκατεσσάρων,dekatessarōnG1180yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094agoπρὸproG4253--whetherεἴτεeiteG1535in the bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983I do not knowG3609,orεἴτεeiteG1535out of the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983I do not knowG3609,GodθεὸςtheosG2316knowsG3609--suchG5108aG5108manτοιοῦτονtoioutonG5108wascaughtἁρπαγένταharpagentaG726up to thethirdτρίτουtritouG5154heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

3And I knowG3609howG3609suchG5108aG5108manἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444--whetherεἴτεeiteG1535in the bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983orεἴτεeiteG1535apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565from the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983I do not knowG3609,GodθεὸςtheosG2316knowsG3609--

4wascaughtἡρπάγηhērpagēG726up intoParadiseπαράδεισονparadeisonG3857and heardἤκουσενēkousenG191inexpressibleἄρρηταarrētaG731wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487,whichἃhaG3739a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444is not permittedἐξὸνexonG1832to speakλαλῆσαι.lalēsaiG2980.

5InG5228behalfG5228of suchG5108aG5108manτοιούτουtoioutouG5108I will boastκαυχήσομαι,kauchēsomaiG2744;but inG5228my ownG1683behalfG5228I will not boastκαυχήσομαιkauchēsomaiG2744,exceptG1508regardingἐνenG1722myweaknessesἀσθενείαιςastheneiaisG769.

6For ifἐὰνeanG1437I do wishθελήσωthelēsōG2309to boastκαυχήσασθαι,kauchēsasthaiG2744I will not befoolishἄφρων·aphrōnG878,for I will be speakingG3004the truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225;but I refrainφείδομαιpheidomaiG5339from this,soG3361thatG3361noG3361oneG5100will creditλογίσηταιlogisētaiG3049me with moreG5228thanG5228he seesβλέπειblepeiG991inme orἢēG2228hearsἀκούειakoueiG191from me.

A Thorn in the Flesh

7Because of the extraordinaryὑπερβολῇhuperbolēaG5236greatness of therevelationsἀποκαλύψεων.¶apokalupseōnG602,for thisG1352reasonG1352,to keepμὴmēG3361me from exaltingὑπεραίρωμαι,huperairōmaiG5229myself, there was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to me athornσκόλοψskolopsG4647in the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561, amessengerἄγγελοςangelosG32of SatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567totormentκολαφίζῃkolaphizēG2852me--to keepμὴmēG3361me from exaltingὑπεραίρωμαι.huperairōmaiG5229myself!

8ConcerningὑπὲρhuperG5228thisτούτουtoutouG3778I pleadedπαρεκάλεσαparekalesaG3870with the LordκύριονkurionG2962threeτρὶςtrisG5151timesG5151that it might leaveἀποστῇapostēaG868me.

9And He has saidG3004to me,“My graceχάριςcharisG5485is sufficientἀρκεῖarkeiG714for you, forpowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411is perfectedτελεῖται.teleitaiG5055in weaknessἀσθενείᾳastheneiaG769.”MostG2234gladlyG2234,thereforeοὖνounG3767,I will ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123boastκαυχήσομαιkauchēsomaiG2744aboutG1722my weaknessesἀσθενείαιςastheneiaisG769,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443the powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547may dwellἐπισκηνώσῃepiskēnōsēG1981in me.

10ThereforeδιὸdioG1352I delightεὐδοκῶeudokōG2106in weaknessesἀσθενείαις,astheneiaisG769, ininsultsὕβρεσιν,hubresinG5196, indistressesἀνάγκαις,anagkaisG318, inpersecutionsδιωγμοῖςdiōgmoisG1375, indifficultiesστενοχωρίαις,stenochōriaisG4730,inG5228behalfG5228of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547; forwhenὅτανhotanG3752I amG770weakἀσθενῶasthenōG770,thenτότεtoteG5119I amεἰμι.¶eimiG1510strongδυνατόςdunatosG1415.

11I have becomeΓέγοναGegonaG1096foolishἄφρωνaphrōnG878;you yourselvesG4771compelledἠναγκάσατε.ēnagkasateG315me. ActuallyγὰρgarG1063I shouldὤφειλονōpheilonG3784have been commendedσυνίστασθαι·sunistasthaiG4921by you, sinceγὰρgarG1063I wasin noG3762respectG3762inferiorὑστέρησαhusterēsaG5302to themostG5244eminentG5244apostlesἀποστόλων,apostolōnG652,evenκαὶkaiG2532thoughεἰeiG1487I amεἰμι.eimiG1510a nobodyG3762.

12ThedistinguishingG4592marksG4592of a true apostleἀποστόλουapostolouG652were performedκατειργάσθηkateirgasthēG2716amongG1722you with allπάσῃpasēG3956perseveranceὑπομονῇ,hupomonēaG5281, bysignsG4592,wondersτέρασινterasinG5059, andmiraclesδυνάμεσιν.dunamesinG1411.

13For in whatτίtiG5101respect were you treatedG2274asG2274inferiorG2274to the restλοιπὰςloipasG3062of the churchesἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577,exceptG1508thatI myselfαὐτὸςautosG846did not becomeG2655aG2655burdenκατενάρκησαkatenarkēsaG2655toG2655you? ForgiveχαρίσασθέcharisastheG5483methisταύτην.¶tautēnG3778wrongἀδικίανadikianG93!

14HereἸδοὺIdouG2400for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778thirdτρίτονtritonG5154timeG5154I amἔχωechōG2192readyἑτοίμωςhetoimōsG2093to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to you, and Iwill not beG2655aG2655burdenκαταναρκήσωkatanarkēsōG2655toG2655you; for Ido not seekζητῶzētōG2212what is yoursG4771, but you; forchildrenτέκναteknaG5043are not responsibleὀφείλειopheileiG3784to saveG2343upG2343for theirparentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118, butparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118for theirchildrenτέκνοις·teknoisG5043.

15I willmostG2234gladlyG2234spendδαπανήσωdapanēsōG1159and be expendedἐκδαπανηθήσομαιekdapanēthēsomaiG1550for your soulsψυχῶνpsuchōnG5590.IfεἰeiG1487I loveἀγαπῶνagapōnG25you moreπερισσοτέρωςperissoterōsG4056,am I to be lovedἀγαπῶμαι.agapōmaiG25lessG2269?

16But be that as it may, Idid not burdenκατεβάρησαkatebarēsaG2599you myselfἐγὼegōG1473;neverthelessἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,deviousG3835personG3835that I am, Itookἔλαβον.elabonG2983you in by deceitδόλῳdolōG1388.

17CertainlyI have not takenG4122advantageG4122of you throughδι᾽di᾽G1223anyτιναtinaG5100of those whomὧνhōnG3739I have sentἀπέσταλκαapestalkaG649to you, have I?

18IurgedπαρεκάλεσαparekalesaG3870TitusΤίτονTitonG5103to go,and I sentσυναπέστειλαsunapesteilaG4882the brotherἀδελφόν·adelphonG80with him. TitusΤίτος;TitosG5103did not takeG4122anyG4122advantageG4122of you, did he? Did we notconductπεριεπατήσαμεν;periepatēsamenG4043ourselvesin the sameαὐτῷautōG846spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151and walkin the sameαὐτοῖςautoisG846stepsἴχνεσιν;¶ichnesinG2487?

19AllG3819thisG3819timeG3819you have been thinkingδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380that we are defendingἀπολογούμεθα.apologoumethaG626ourselves to you. Actually,it is inG2713theG2713sightG2713of GodθεοῦtheouG2316that we have been speakingλαλοῦμεν.laloumenG2980in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547; andallπάντα,pantaG3956for buildingG3619you upG3619,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27.

20For I amG5399afraidG5399that perhapsπωςpōsG4458when I comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064I may findεὕρωheurōG2147you to be not whatοἵουςoiousG3634I wishθέλωthelōG2309,and may be foundεὑρεθῶheurethōG2147by you to be not whatοἷονhoionG3634you wishθέλετε,theleteG2309;that perhapsπωςpōsG4458there will bestrifeἔρις,erisG2054,jealousyζῆλος,zēlosG2205,angryG2372tempersG2372,selfishnessἐριθείαι,eritheiaiG2052,slandersκαταλαλιαί,katalaliaiG2636,gossipψιθυρισμοί,psithurismoiG5587,arroganceφυσιώσεις,phusiōseisG5450,disturbancesἀκαταστασίαι,akatastasiaiG181;

21I am afraidthat when I comeἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064againπάλινpalinG3825my GodθεόςtheosG2316may humiliateταπεινώσῃtapeinōsēG5013me beforeπρὸςprosG4314you, and I may mournπενθήσωpenthēsōG3996over manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183of thoseG3588who havesinnedG4258inG4258theG4258pastG4258and not repentedμετανοησάντωνmetanoēsantōnG3340of theimpurityἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsiaG167,sexualπορνείᾳporneiaG4202immoralityG4202,and indecentG766behaviorG766whichᾗhēG3739they have practicedἔπραξαν.¶epraxanG4238.

Paul’s Vision

A Thorn in the Flesh

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 12