2 Corinthians 12
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2 Corinthians 12:1-12

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.
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.
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