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2 Corinthians 12

New American Standard Bible 2020

Paul’s Vision

11BoastingG2744 is necessaryG1163, thoughG3303 it isG4851 not beneficialG4851; but I will goG2064 on to visionsG3701 and 2revelationsG602 3of the LordG2962. 2I knowG3609 a manG444 4in ChristG5547, who fourteenG1180 yearsG2094 agoG4253--whetherG1535 in the bodyG4983 I do not knowG3609, orG1535 out of the bodyG4983 I do not knowG3609, 5GodG2316 knowsG3609--suchG5108 aG5108 manG5108 was 6caughtG726 up to the 7thirdG5154 heavenG3772. 3And I knowG3609 howG3609 suchG5108 aG5108 manG444--whetherG1535 in the bodyG4983 orG1535 apartG5565 from the bodyG4983 I do not knowG3609, 8GodG2316 knowsG3609-- 4was 9caughtG726 up into 10ParadiseG3857 and heardG191 inexpressibleG731 wordsG4487, whichG3739 a manG444 is not permittedG1832 to speakG2980. 511InG5228 behalfG5228 of suchG5108 aG5108 manG5108 I will boastG2744; but inG5228 my ownG1683 behalfG5228 I will not boastG2744, exceptG1508 regardingG1722 my 12weaknessesG769. 6For ifG1437 I do wishG2309 to boastG2744 I will not be 13foolishG878, 14for I will be speakingG3004 the truthG225; but I refrainG5339 from this, soG3361 thatG3361 noG3361 oneG5100 will creditG3049 me with moreG5228 thanG5228 he seesG991 in me orG2228 hearsG191 from me.

A Thorn in the Flesh

7Because of the extraordinaryG5236 greatness of the 15revelationsG602, for thisG1352 reasonG1352, to keepG3361 me from exaltingG5229 myself, there was givenG1325 to me a 16thornG4647 in the fleshG4561, a 17messengerG32 of SatanG4567 to 18tormentG2852 me--to keepG3361 me from exaltingG5229 myself! 8ConcerningG5228 thisG3778 I pleadedG3870 with the LordG2962 19threeG5151 timesG5151 that it might leaveG868 me. 9And He has saidG3004 to me, “My graceG5485 is sufficientG714 for you, for 20powerG1411 is perfectedG5055 in weaknessG769.” MostG2234 gladlyG2234, thereforeG3767, I will ratherG3123 21boastG2744 22aboutG1722 my weaknessesG769, soG2443 thatG2443 the powerG1411 of ChristG5547 may dwellG1981 in me. 10ThereforeG1352 23I delightG2106 in weaknessesG769, in 24insultsG5196, in 25distressesG318, in 26persecutionsG1375, in 27difficultiesG4730, 28inG5228 behalfG5228 of ChristG5547; for 29whenG3752 I amG770 weakG770, thenG5119 I amG1510 strongG1415.

11I have becomeG1096 30foolishG878; you yourselvesG4771 compelledG315 me. ActuallyG1063 I shouldG3784 have been commendedG4921 by you, sinceG1063 I was 31in noG3762 respectG3762 inferiorG5302 to the 32mostG5244 eminentG5244 apostlesG652, evenG2532 thoughG1487 33I amG1510 a nobodyG3762. 12The 34distinguishingG4592 marksG4592 35of a true apostleG652 were performedG2716 amongG1722 you with allG3956 perseveranceG5281, by 36signsG4592, wondersG5059, and 37miraclesG1411. 13For in whatG5101 respect were you treatedG2274 asG2274 inferiorG2274 to the restG3062 of the churchesG1577, exceptG1508 that 38I myselfG846 did not becomeG2655 aG2655 burdenG2655 toG2655 you? ForgiveG5483 me 39thisG3778 wrongG93!

14HereG2400 40for thisG3778 thirdG5154 timeG5154 I amG2192 readyG2093 to comeG2064 to you, and I 41will not beG2655 aG2655 burdenG2655 toG2655 you; for I 42do not seekG2212 what is yoursG4771, but 43you; for 44childrenG5043 are not responsibleG3784 to saveG2343 upG2343 for their parentsG1118, but 45parentsG1118 for their childrenG5043. 15I will 46mostG2234 gladlyG2234 spendG1159 and be expendedG1550 for your soulsG5590. IfG1487 47I loveG25 you moreG4056, am I to be lovedG25 lessG2269? 16But be that as it may, I 48did not burdenG2599 you myselfG1473; neverthelessG235, deviousG3835 personG3835 that I am, I 49tookG2983 you in by deceitG1388. 1750Certainly I have not takenG4122 advantageG4122 of you throughG1223 anyG5100 of those whomG3739 I have sentG649 to you, have I? 18I 51urgedG3870 52TitusG5103 to go, and I sentG4882 53the brotherG80 with him. TitusG5103 did not takeG4122 anyG4122 advantageG4122 of you, did he? Did we not 54conductG4043 ourselves 55in the sameG846 56spiritG4151 and walk 57in the sameG846 stepsG2487?

19AllG3819 thisG3819 timeG3819 58you have been thinkingG1380 that we are defendingG626 ourselves to you. Actually, 59it is inG2713 theG2713 sightG2713 of GodG2316 that we have been speakingG2980 in ChristG5547; and 60allG3956 for buildingG3619 you upG3619, 61belovedG27. 20For I amG5399 afraidG5399 that perhapsG4458 62when I comeG2064 I may findG2147 you to be not whatG3634 I wishG2309, and may be foundG2147 by you to be not whatG3634 you wishG2309; that perhapsG4458 there will be 63strifeG2054, jealousyG2205, 64angryG2372 tempersG2372, 65selfishnessG2052, 66slandersG2636, 67gossipG5587, 68arroganceG5450, 69disturbancesG181; 21I am afraid that when I comeG2064 againG3825 my GodG2316 may humiliateG5013 me beforeG4314 you, and I may mournG3996 over manyG4183 of thoseG3588 who have 70sinnedG4258 inG4258 theG4258 pastG4258 and not repentedG3340 of the 71impurityG167, sexualG4202 immoralityG4202, and indecentG766 behaviorG766 whichG3739 they have practicedG4238.

Notes

  1. 1. 2 Corinthians 12:1 2 Cor 11:16, 18, 30; 12:5, 9 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Corinthians 12:1 1 Cor 14:6; 2 Cor 12:7; Gal 1:12; 2:2; Eph 3:3 ↩
  3. 3. 2 Corinthians 12:1 Or from ↩
  4. 4. 2 Corinthians 12:2 Rom 16:7 ↩
  5. 5. 2 Corinthians 12:2 2 Cor 11:11 ↩
  6. 6. 2 Corinthians 12:2 Ezek 8:3; Acts 8:39; 2 Cor 12:4; 1 Thess 4:17; Rev 12:5 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Corinthians 12:2 Deut 10:14; Ps 148:4; Eph 4:10; Heb 4:14 ↩
  8. 8. 2 Corinthians 12:3 2 Cor 11:11 ↩
  9. 9. 2 Corinthians 12:4 Ezek 8:3; Acts 8:39; 2 Cor 12:2; 1 Thess 4:17; Rev 12:5 ↩
  10. 10. 2 Corinthians 12:4 Luke 23:43 ↩
  11. 11. 2 Corinthians 12:5 2 Cor 12:1 ↩
  12. 12. 2 Corinthians 12:5 1 Cor 2:3; 2 Cor 12:9f ↩
  13. 13. 2 Corinthians 12:6 2 Cor 5:13; 11:16f; 12:11 ↩
  14. 14. 2 Corinthians 12:6 2 Cor 7:14 ↩
  15. 15. 2 Corinthians 12:7 2 Cor 12:1 ↩
  16. 16. 2 Corinthians 12:7 Num 33:55; Ezek 28:24; Hos 2:6 ↩
  17. 17. 2 Corinthians 12:7 Job 2:6; Matt 4:10; 1 Cor 5:5 ↩
  18. 18. 2 Corinthians 12:7 Lit beat ↩
  19. 19. 2 Corinthians 12:8 Matt 26:44 ↩
  20. 20. 2 Corinthians 12:9 1 Cor 2:5; Eph 3:16; Phil 4:13 ↩
  21. 21. 2 Corinthians 12:9 1 Cor 2:3; 2 Cor 12:5 ↩
  22. 22. 2 Corinthians 12:9 Lit in ↩
  23. 23. 2 Corinthians 12:10 Rom 5:3; 8:35 ↩
  24. 24. 2 Corinthians 12:10 Or mistreatment ↩
  25. 25. 2 Corinthians 12:10 2 Cor 6:4 ↩
  26. 26. 2 Corinthians 12:10 2 Thess 1:4; 2 Tim 3:11 ↩
  27. 27. 2 Corinthians 12:10 2 Cor 6:4 ↩
  28. 28. 2 Corinthians 12:10 2 Cor 5:15, 20 ↩
  29. 29. 2 Corinthians 12:10 2 Cor 13:4 ↩
  30. 30. 2 Corinthians 12:11 2 Cor 5:13; 11:16f; 12:6 ↩
  31. 31. 2 Corinthians 12:11 1 Cor 15:10; 2 Cor 11:5 ↩
  32. 32. 2 Corinthians 12:11 Or super-apostles ↩
  33. 33. 2 Corinthians 12:11 1 Cor 3:7; 13:2; 15:9 ↩
  34. 34. 2 Corinthians 12:12 John 4:48; Rom 15:19; 1 Cor 9:1 ↩
  35. 35. 2 Corinthians 12:12 Lit of the apostle ↩
  36. 36. 2 Corinthians 12:12 Or confirming miracles ↩
  37. 37. 2 Corinthians 12:12 Or works of power ↩
  38. 38. 2 Corinthians 12:13 1 Cor 9:12, 18; 2 Cor 11:9; 12:14 ↩
  39. 39. 2 Corinthians 12:13 2 Cor 11:7 ↩
  40. 40. 2 Corinthians 12:14 2 Cor 1:15; 13:1, 2 ↩
  41. 41. 2 Corinthians 12:14 1 Cor 9:12, 18; 2 Cor 11:9; 12:13 ↩
  42. 42. 2 Corinthians 12:14 1 Cor 10:24, 33 ↩
  43. 43. 2 Corinthians 12:14 1 Cor 9:19 ↩
  44. 44. 2 Corinthians 12:14 1 Cor 4:14f; Gal 4:19 ↩
  45. 45. 2 Corinthians 12:14 Prov 19:14; Ezek 34:2 ↩
  46. 46. 2 Corinthians 12:15 Rom 9:3; 2 Cor 1:6; Phil 2:17; Col 1:24; 1 Thess 2:8; 2 Tim 2:10 ↩
  47. 47. 2 Corinthians 12:15 2 Cor 11:11 ↩
  48. 48. 2 Corinthians 12:16 2 Cor 11:9 ↩
  49. 49. 2 Corinthians 12:16 2 Cor 11:20 ↩
  50. 50. 2 Corinthians 12:17 2 Cor 9:5 ↩
  51. 51. 2 Corinthians 12:18 2 Cor 8:6 ↩
  52. 52. 2 Corinthians 12:18 2 Cor 2:13 ↩
  53. 53. 2 Corinthians 12:18 2 Cor 8:18 ↩
  54. 54. 2 Corinthians 12:18 Lit walk ↩
  55. 55. 2 Corinthians 12:18 Or by the same Spirit ↩
  56. 56. 2 Corinthians 12:18 1 Cor 4:21 ↩
  57. 57. 2 Corinthians 12:18 Rom 4:12 ↩
  58. 58. 2 Corinthians 12:19 Or have you been thinking...? ↩
  59. 59. 2 Corinthians 12:19 Rom 9:1; 2 Cor 2:17 ↩
  60. 60. 2 Corinthians 12:19 Rom 14:19; 2 Cor 10:8; 1 Thess 5:11 ↩
  61. 61. 2 Corinthians 12:19 Heb 6:9 ↩
  62. 62. 2 Corinthians 12:20 1 Cor 4:21; 2 Cor 2:1-4 ↩
  63. 63. 2 Corinthians 12:20 1 Cor 1:11; 3:3 ↩
  64. 64. 2 Corinthians 12:20 Gal 5:20 ↩
  65. 65. 2 Corinthians 12:20 Rom 2:8; 1 Cor 11:19 ↩
  66. 66. 2 Corinthians 12:20 Rom 1:30; James 4:11; 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
  67. 67. 2 Corinthians 12:20 Rom 1:29 ↩
  68. 68. 2 Corinthians 12:20 1 Cor 4:6, 18; 5:2 ↩
  69. 69. 2 Corinthians 12:20 1 Cor 14:33 ↩
  70. 70. 2 Corinthians 12:21 2 Cor 13:2 ↩
  71. 71. 2 Corinthians 12:21 1 Cor 6:9, 18; Gal 5:19; Col 3:5 ↩

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 12

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