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2 Corinthians 12:1-9

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.

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.

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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 ↩

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