2 Corinthians 12
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2 Corinthians 12:7-12

7AndκαὶkaiG2532lestG3363I should be exalted abovemeasureὑπεραίρωμαι,huperairōmaiG5229through theabundanceὑπερβολῇhuperbolēaG5236of therevelationsἀποκαλύψεων.¶apokalupseōnG602, there wasgivenἐδόθηedothēG1325tomeG3427athornσκόλοψskolopsG4647in thefleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561, themessengerἄγγελοςangelosG32ofSatanG4566toG2443buffetκολαφίζῃkolaphizēG2852meG3165,lestG3363I should be exalted abovemeasureὑπεραίρωμαι.huperairōmaiG5229.
8ForὑπὲρhuperG5228thisthingG5127IbesoughtπαρεκάλεσαparekalesaG3870theLordκύριονkurionG2962threetimesτρὶςtrisG5151,thatἵναinaG2443it mightdepartἀποστῇapostēaG868fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575meG1700.
9AndκαὶkaiG2532hesaidεἴρηκένeirēkenG2046tomeG3427,MyG3450graceχάριςcharisG5485issufficientἀρκεῖarkeiG714fortheeG4671:forγὰρgarG1063myG3450strengthδύναμιςdunamisG1411is madeperfectG5048inἐνenG1722weaknessἀσθενείᾳastheneiaG769. MostgladlyἥδισταhēdistaG2236thereforeοὖνounG3767willIG2744ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123gloryG2744inἐνenG1722myG3450infirmitiesἀσθενείαιςastheneiaisG769,thatἵναinaG2443thepowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ofChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547mayrestἐπισκηνώσῃepiskēnōsēG1981uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meG1691.
10ThereforeδιὸdioG1352I takepleasureεὐδοκῶeudokōG2106inG1722infirmitiesἀσθενείαις,astheneiaisG769,inG1722reproachesὕβρεσιν,hubresinG5196,inG1722necessitiesἀνάγκαις,anagkaisG318,inG1722persecutionsδιωγμοῖςdiōgmoisG1375,inG1722distressesστενοχωρίαις,stenochōriaisG4730forG5228Christ’sΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547sakeG5228:forγὰρgarG1063whenὅτανhotanG3752I amweakἀσθενῶasthenōG770,thenτότεtoteG5119amεἰμι.¶eimiG1510IstrongδυνατόςdunatosG1415.
11I ambecomeΓέγοναGegonaG1096afoolἄφρωνaphrōnG878ingloryingG2744;yeG5210havecompelledἠναγκάσατε.ēnagkasateG315meμεmeG3165:forγὰρgarG1063IἐγὼegōG1473oughtὤφειλονōpheilonG3784to have beencommendedσυνίστασθαι·sunistasthaiG4921byὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259youG5216:forγὰρgarG1063innothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762am IbehindὑστέρησαhusterēsaG5302the verygreatestὑπερλίανhuperlianlianG3029apostlesὑπερλίαν ἀποστόλων,huperlianlian apostolōnG652G5228,thoughG1499Iamεἰμι.eimiG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762.
12TrulyμὲνmenG3303thesignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592of anapostleἀποστόλουapostolouG652werewroughtκατειργάσθηkateirgasthēG2716amongG1722youG5213inG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956patienceὑπομονῇ,hupomonēaG5281,inG1722signsσημείοιςsēmeioisG4592,andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέρασινterasinG5059,andκαὶkaiG2532mightydeedsδυνάμεσιν.dunamesinG1411.
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