Revised Version 1895

2 Corinthians 12

1IG2532must needsgloryΚαυχᾶσθαιKauchasthaiG2744,thoughG1161itG1161isnotοὐouG3756expedient;butG1161IG2532willG2962comeἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064toεἰςeisG1519visionsὀπτασίαςoptasiasG3701andG2532revelationsἀποκαλύψειςapokalupseisG602ofG2962theG2532Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.

2IG2193knowG1492amanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,fourteenδεκατεσσάρων,dekatessarōnG1180yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094agoπρὸproG4253(whetherG1535inἐνenG1722theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,IG2193knowG1492notοὐκoukG3756;orG1535whetherG1535outἐκτὸςektosG1622ofG2316theὁhoG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,IG2193knowG1492notοὐκoukG3756;GodθεὸςtheosG2316knoweth),suchτοιοῦτονtoioutonG5108aoneG444caughtG726upG726evenG2193toG2193theτὸνtonG3588thirdτρίτουtritouG5154heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

3AndG2532IG2532knowG1492suchτοιοῦτονtoioutonG5108amanἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444(whetherG1535inἐνenG1722theG3588bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,orG2532apartG5565fromG5565theG3588bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983,IG2532knowG1492notοὐκoukG3756;GodθεὸςtheosG2316knoweth),

4howG3754thatG3754heG2532wascaughtἡρπάγηhērpagēG726upG1519intoG1519ParadiseπαράδεισονparadeisonG3857,andG2532heardG191unspeakablewordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487,whichἃhaG3739itG191isnotοὐκoukG3756lawfulἐξὸνexonG1832forG1519amanἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444toG1519utter.

5OnG1722behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228ofG1722suchτοιούτουtoioutouG5108aoneG3588willG1473IG1473gloryκαυχήσομαι,kauchēsomaiG2744:butδὲdeG1161onG1722mineG1473ownG1683behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228IG1473willG1473notοὐouG3756gloryκαυχήσομαιkauchēsomaiG2744, saveinG1722myG1722weaknessesἀσθενείαιςastheneiaisG769.

6ForγὰρgarG1063ifἐὰνeanG1437IG1473shouldG5100desireθελήσωthelēsōG2309toG1519gloryκαυχήσασθαι,kauchēsasthaiG2744,IG1473shallG191notοὐκoukG3756beἔσομαιesomaiG1510foolishἄφρων·aphrōnG878;forγὰρgarG1063IG1473shallG191speakG3004theG3739truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225:butδὲdeG1161IG1473forbear,lestμήmēG3361anyG5100manG5100shouldG5100accountλογίσηταιlogisētaiG3049ofG1537meG3004aboveὑπὲρhuperG5228thatG3739whichG3739heG3739seethmeG3004toG1519beG1510,orἢēG2228hearethfromG1537meG3004.

7AndG2532byG2532reasonG1352ofG4561theτῇtēaG3588exceedinggreatnessὑπερβολῇhuperbolēaG5236ofG4561theτῶνtōnG3588revelationsἀποκαλύψεων.¶apokalupseōnG602—whereforeG1352,thatG2443IG1473shouldG2443notμὴmēG3361beG2532exalted overmuch, there wasgivenG1325toG2443meG1325athornσκόλοψskolopsG4647inG2532theτῇtēaG3588fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561, amessengerἄγγελοςangelosG32ofG4561SatanσατανᾶsatanaG4567toG2443buffetmeG1325,thatG2443IG1473shouldG2443notμὴmēG3361beG2532exalted overmuch.

8ConcerningὑπὲρhuperG5228thisG3778thingG3778IG1473besoughttheτὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962thrice,thatἵναinaG2443itG3778mightG1473departἀποστῇapostēaG868fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575meG1473.

9AndG2532heG2532hathsaidG3004untomeG3004,MyG1722graceχάριςcharisG5485issufficientἀρκεῖarkeiG714forG1063thee:forG1063myG1722powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ismadeG3004perfectinG1722weaknessἀσθενείᾳastheneiaG769.MostG3123gladlyἥδισταhēdistaG2236thereforeοὖνounG3767willG2532IἐμὲemeG1473ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123gloryκαυχήσομαιkauchēsomaiG2744inG1722myG1722weaknessesἀσθενείαιςastheneiaisG769,thatἵναinaG2443theG3588powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ofG5485ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547mayG2532restuponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meG3004.

10WhereforeδιὸdioG1352IG2532takeG2106pleasureεὐδοκῶeudokōG2106inG1722weaknessesἀσθενείαις,astheneiaisG769,inG1722injuries,inG1722necessities,inG1722persecutionsδιωγμοῖςdiōgmoisG1375,inG1722distressesστενοχωρίαις,stenochōriaisG4730,forG1063Christ’sΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547sakeὑπὲρhuperG5228:forG1063whenὅτανhotanG3752IG2532amG1510weakἀσθενῶasthenōG770,thenG2532amG1510IG2532strongδυνατόςdunatosG1415.

11IG1473amG1510becomeΓέγοναGegonaG1096foolishἄφρωνaphrōnG878: yecompelledἠναγκάσατε.ēnagkasateG315meG1473;forγὰρgarG1063IG1473oughtὤφειλονōpheilonG3784toG2532haveG1510beenG1510commendedσυνίστασθαι·sunistasthaiG4921ofG652youG5210:forγὰρgarG1063inG2532nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762wasG1510IG1473behindtheτῶνtōnG3588veryὑπερλίανhuperlianlianG3029chiefestapostlesG652,thoughεἰeiG1487IG1473amG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762.

12TrulyG1722theG3956signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592ofG1411anG2532apostleἀποστόλουapostolouG652were wroughtamongG1722youG5210inG1722allG3956patienceὑπομονῇ,hupomonēaG5281,byG1722signsσημείοιςsēmeioisG4592andG2532wondersτέρασινterasinG5059andG2532mightyG1411works.

13ForγάρgarG1063whatG5101isG1510thereG1510wherein yewereG1510madeinferiorἡσσώθητεhēssōthēteG2274toG5101theτὰςtasG3588restλοιπὰςloipasG3062ofG1577theτὴνtēnG3588churchesἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577,exceptεἰeiG1487itG846beG1510thatὅτιhotiG3754IG1473myselfG846wasG1510notοὐouG3756aG1510burdenκατενάρκησαkatenarkēsaG2655toG5101youG5210?forgiveχαρίσασθέcharisastheG5483meG1473thisταύτην.¶tautēnG3778wrongἀδικίανadikianG93.

14BeholdἸδοὺIdouG2400,thisG3778istheτὰtaG3588thirdτρίτονtritonG5154timeG5154IG2532amἔχωechōG2192readyἑτοίμωςhetoimōsG2093toG4314comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toG4314youG5210;andG2532IG2532willG3778notοὐouG3756beG2532aburdenκαταναρκήσωkatanarkēsōG2655toG4314youG5210:forG1063IG2532seekζητῶzētōG2212notοὐouG3756yoursG4771,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235youG5210:forG1063theτὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043oughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784notοὐouG3756toG4314layupθησαυρίζεινthēsaurizeinG2343forG1063theτοῖςtoisG3588parentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theοἱhoiG3588parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118forG1063theτοῖςtoisG3588childrenτέκνοις·teknoisG5043.

15AndG2532IG1473willG2532mostG5228gladlyἥδισταhēdistaG2236spendδαπανήσωdapanēsōG1159andG2532beG2532spentG1159forG5228yourG25soulsψυχῶνpsuchōnG5590.IfεἰeiG1487IG1473loveG25youG5210moreG5228abundantly,amG1473IG1473lovedG25theτῶνtōnG3588lessἧσσονhēssonG2276?

16ButG1161beἔστωestōG1510itG1161soG1161,IG1473didG1510notοὐouG3756myselfG1473burdenyouG5210;butG1161,beingG1510craftyπανοῦργοςpanourgosG3835,IG1473caughtG2983youG5210withG2983guile.

17DidG649IG3739takeG4122advantageG4122ofG1223youG5210byG1223anyG5100oneG5100ofG1223themαὐτοῦautouG846whomG3739IG3739havesentG649untoyouG5210?

18IG2532exhortedπαρεκάλεσαparekalesaG3870TitusΤίτονTitonG5103,andG2532IG2532sentσυναπέστειλαsunapesteilaG4882theτὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφόν·adelphonG80withG2532himG846.DidG4043TitusΤίτος;TitosG5103takeG4122anyG3756advantageG4122ofG4151youG5210?walkedπεριεπατήσαμεν;periepatēsamenG4043weG2532notG3756byG2532theτῷtōG3588sameαὐτῷautōG846SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151?walkedG4043weG2532notG3756inG2532theτοῖςtoisG3588sameαὐτοῖςautoisG846stepsἴχνεσιν;¶ichnesinG2487?

19YethinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380allG3956thisG3588timeΠάλαιPalaiG3819thatG3754weG3754are excusing ourselves untoyouG5210.InG1722theG3956sightκατέναντιkatenantiG2713ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316speakλαλοῦμεν.laloumenG2980weG3754inG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.ButδὲdeG1161allG3956thingsπάντα,pantaG3956,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27, areforG3754yourG3956edifyingοἰκοδομῆς.oikodomēsG3619.

20ForγὰρgarG1063IG2504fearφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399,lestμήmēG3361byG2064anyG3756means,whenG2064IG2504comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,IG2504shouldfindεὕρωheurōG2147youG5210notG3756suchοἵουςoiousG3634asG3634IG2504wouldθέλωthelōG2309,andG2064should myselfbeG3361foundεὑρεθῶheurethōG2147ofθυμοί,thumoiG2372youG5210suchοἷονhoionG3634asG3634yewouldθέλετε,theleteG2309notG3756;lestμήmēG3361byG2064anyG3756means there shouldbeG3361strifeἔρις,erisG2054,jealousyζῆλος,zēlosG2205, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings,tumultsἀκαταστασίαι,akatastasiaiG181;

21lestμὴmēG3361,whenG2532IG1473comeἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064againπάλινpalinG3825,myG3739GodθεόςtheosG2316shouldG2316humbleταπεινώσῃtapeinōsēG5013meG1473beforeG1909youG5210,andG2532IG1473shouldG2316mournπενθήσωpenthēsōG3996forG1909manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183ofG2316themG3739thatG3739havesinnedπροημαρτηκότωνproēmartēkotōnG4258heretofore,andG2532repentedμετανοησάντωνmetanoēsantōnG3340notμὴmēG3361ofG2316theG3588uncleannessἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsiaG167andG2532fornicationπορνείᾳporneiaG4202andG2532lasciviousnesswhichG3739theyG3739committedἔπραξαν.¶epraxanG4238.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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