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2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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.

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