Revised Literal Translation
2 Corinthians 12
2τοῦtouG3588I knewG1492a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547aboveπρὸproG4253fourteenδεκατεσσάρων,dekatessarōnG1180years agoἐτῶνetōnG2094, (whetherεἴτεeiteG1535inἐνenG1722the bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,IG1492cannotοὐκoukG3756tellG1492;or whetherεἴτεeiteG1535out ofἐκτὸςektosG1622the bodyσώματος ὁsōmatos hoG3588G4983,IG1492cannotοὐκoukG3756tellG1492:Godθεὸς τὸνtheos tonG3588G2316knowethG1492;)such an oneτοιοῦτονtoioutonG5108caught upἁρπαγένταharpagentaG726toἕωςhe'ōsG2193the thirdτρίτουtritouG5154heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.
4How thatὅτιhotiG3754he was caught upἡρπάγηhērpagēG726intoεἰςeisG1519paradiseτὸν παράδεισονton paradeisonG3588G3857,andκαὶkaiG2532heardἤκουσενēkousenG191unspeakableἄρρηταarrētaG731wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487,whichἃhaG3739it isG1832notοὐκoukG3756lawfulG1832for a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444to utterλαλῆσαι.lalēsaiG2980.
6ForγὰρgarG1063thoughἐὰνeanG1437I would desireθελήσωthelēsōG2309to gloryκαυχήσασθαι,kauchēsasthaiG2744,I shallG1510notοὐκoukG3756beἔσομαιesomaiG1510a foolἄφρων·aphrōnG878;forγὰρgarG1063I will sayG2046the truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225:butδὲdeG1161nowI forbearφείδομαιpheidomaiG5339,lestμήmēG3361any manτιςtisG5100should thinkλογίσηταιlogisētaiG3049ofεἰςeisG1519meG1473aboveὑπὲρhuperG5228that whichὃhoG3739he seethβλέπειblepeiG991meG1473to be,orἢēG2228thathe hearethἀκούειakoueiG191τιtiG5100ofἐξexG1537meG1473.
7AndκαὶkaiG2532lestἵναinaG2443μὴmēG3361I should be exalted above measureὑπεραίρωμαι,huperairōmaiG5229through the abundanceτῇ ὑπερβολῇtēa huperbolēaG3588G5236of the revelationsτῶν ἀποκαλύψεων.¶tōn apokalupseōnG3588G602,there was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to meG1473a thornσκόλοψskolopsG4647in the fleshτῇ σαρκί,tēa sarkiG3588G4561,the messengerἄγγελοςangelosG32of SatanG4566toἵναinaG2443buffetκολαφίζῃkolaphizēG2852meG1473,lestἵναinaG2443μὴmēG3361I should be exalted above measureὑπεραίρωμαι.huperairōmaiG5229.
9ἡhēG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532he saidεἴρηκένeirēkenG2046unto meG1473,MyG1473graceχάρις ἡcharis hēG3588G5485is sufficientἀρκεῖarkeiG714for theeσοιsoiG4771:forγὰρgarG1063myG1473strengthδύναμιςdunamisG1411is made perfectG5048inἐνenG1722weaknessἀσθενείᾳastheneiaG769.Most gladlyἥδισταhēdistaG2236thereforeοὖνounG3767will IG2744ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123gloryG2744inἐνenG1722myG1473infirmitiesταῖς ἀσθενείαιςtais astheneiaisG3588G769,thatἵναinaG2443the powerἡ δύναμιςhē dunamisG3588G1411of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ.tou ChristouG3588G5547may restἐπισκηνώσῃepiskēnōsēG1981uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meG1473.
10ThereforeδιὸdioG1352I take pleasureεὐδοκῶeudokōG2106inG1722infirmitiesἀσθενείαις,astheneiaisG769,inG1722reproachesὕβρεσιν,hubresinG5196,inG1722necessitiesἀνάγκαις,anagkaisG318,inG1722persecutionsδιωγμοῖςdiōgmoisG1375,inG1722distressesστενοχωρίαις,stenochōriaisG4730forὑπὲρhuperG5228Christ’s sakeΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547:forγὰρgarG1063whenὅτανhotanG3752I am weakἀσθενῶasthenōG770,thenτότεtoteG5119am Iεἰμι.¶eimiG1510strongδυνατόςdunatosG1415.
11τῶνtōnG3588I am becomeΓέγοναGegonaG1096a foolἄφρωνaphrōnG878in gloryingG2744;yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771have compelledἠναγκάσατε.ēnagkasateG315meG1473:forγὰρgarG1063IG1473oughtὤφειλονōpheilonG3784to have been commendedσυνίστασθαι·sunistasthaiG4921ofὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259youὑμῶνhumōnG4771:forγὰρgarG1063in nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762am I behindὑστέρησαhusterēsaG5302the veryὑπερλίανhuperlianlianG5228chiefestὑπερλίανhuperlianlianG3029apostlesἀποστόλων,apostolōnG652,thoughεἰeiG1487καὶkaiG2532I beεἰμι.eimiG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762.
12τὰtaG3588TrulyμὲνmenG3303the signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592of an apostleτοῦ ἀποστόλουtou apostolouG3588G652were wroughtκατειργάσθηkateirgasthēG2716amongG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771inG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956patienceὑπομονῇ,hupomonēaG5281,inG1722signsσημείοιςsēmeioisG4592,andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέρασινterasinG5059,andκαὶkaiG2532mighty deedsδυνάμεσιν.dunamesinG1411.
13τὰςtasG3588ForγάρgarG1063whatτίtiG5101isἐστινestinG1510it whereinὃhoG3739ye were inferiorἡσσώθητεhēssōthēteG2274toὑπὲρhuperG5228otherλοιπὰςloipasG3062Assembliesἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577,exceptεἰeiG1487μὴmēG3361it bethatὅτιhotiG3754IG1473myselfαὐτὸςautosG846wasG2655notοὐouG3756burdensomeG2655to youὑμῶν;humōnG4771?forgiveχαρίσασθέcharisastheG5483meG1473thisταύτην.¶tautēnG3778wrongτὴν ἀδικίανtēn adikianG3588G93.
14τὰtaG3588BeholdG3708,the third timeτρίτονtritonG5154I amἔχωechōG2192readyἑτοίμωςhetoimōsG2093to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youG4771;andκαὶkaiG2532I willG2655notοὐouG3756be burdensomeG2655to youG4771:forγὰρgarG1063I seekζητῶzētōG2212notοὐouG3756yoursG4771,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235youG4771:forγὰρgarG1063the childrenτὰ τέκναta teknaG3588G5043oughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784notοὐouG3756to lay upθησαυρίζεινthēsaurizeinG2343for the parentsτοῖς γονεῦσινtois goneusinG3588G1118,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the parentsοἱ γονεῖςhoi goneisG3588G1118for the childrenτοῖς τέκνοις·tois teknoisG3588G5043.
15AndδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473will very gladlyἥδισταhēdistaG2236spendδαπανήσωdapanēsōG1159andG2532be spentἐκδαπανηθήσομαιekdapanēthēsomaiG1550forὑπὲρhuperG5228τῶν ψυχῶνtōn psuchōnG3588G5590youὑμῶν,humōnG4771;thoughεἰeiG1487G2532the more abundantlyG4057I loveἀγαπῶνagapōnG25youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,the lessἧσσονhēssonG2276I be lovedἀγαπῶμαι.agapōmaiG25.
18τὸνtonG3588τῷtōG3588I desiredπαρεκάλεσαparekalesaG3870TitusΤίτονTitonG5103,andκαὶkaiG2532withG4882himI sentG4882a brotherἀδελφόν· τοῖςadelphon toisG3588G80.DidG3361G5100TitusΤίτος;TitosG5103make a gainἐπλεονέκτησενepleonektēsenG4122of youὑμᾶςhumasG4771?walked weπεριεπατήσαμεν;periepatēsamenG4043notοὐouG3756in the sameαὐτῷautōG846spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151? walked wenotοὐouG3756in the sameαὐτοῖςautoisG846stepsἴχνεσιν;¶ichnesinG2487?
19G3588G3588AgainG3825,think yeδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380thatὅτιhotiG3754we excuse ourselvesἀπολογούμεθα.apologoumethaG626unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771?we speakλαλοῦμεν.laloumenG2980beforeG2714GodθεοῦtheouG3588G2316inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547:butδὲdeG1161we doall thingsπάντα,pantaG3956,dearly belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,forὑπὲρhuperG5228yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771edifyingοἰκοδομῆς.oikodomēsG3619.
20ForγὰρgarG1063I fearφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399,lestG3381,when I comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,I shallG2147notοὐχouchG3756findG2147youὑμᾶς,humasG4771such asοἵουςoiousG3634I wouldθέλωthelōG2309,andG2504thatIG2504shall be foundG2147unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771such asοἷονhoionG3634ye wouldθέλετε,theleteG2309notοὐouG3756:lestG3381there bedebatesἔρις,erisG2054,envyingsζῆλος,zēlosG2205,wrathsθυμοί,thumoiG2372,strifesἐριθείαι,eritheiaiG2052,backbitingsκαταλαλιαί,katalaliaiG2636,whisperingsψιθυρισμοί,psithurismoiG5587,swellingsφυσιώσεις,phusiōseisG5450,tumultsἀκαταστασίαι,akatastasiaiG181:
21AndlestμὴmēG3361,when I comeἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064againπάλινpalinG3825,myG1473Godὁ θεόςho theosG3588G2316will humbleταπεινώσῃtapeinōsēG5013meG1473amongπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532thatI shall bewailπενθήσωpenthēsōG3996manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183whichτῶνtōnG3588have sinned alreadyπροημαρτηκότωνproēmartēkotōnG4258,andκαὶkaiG2532haveG3340notμὴmēG3361repentedμετανοησάντωνmetanoēsantōnG3340ofἐπὶepiG1909the uncleannessτῇ ἀκαθαρσίᾳtēa akatharsiaG3588G167andκαὶkaiG2532fornicationπορνείᾳporneiaG4202andκαὶkaiG2532lasciviousnessἀσελγείᾳaselgeiaG766whichᾗhēG3739they have committedἔπραξαν.¶epraxanG4238.
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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