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2 Corinthians 12

Paul's Vision

1

 aBoastingg2744 is necessaryg1163, thoughg3303a it is not profitableg4851a; but I will gog2064 on to visionsg3701 and  brevelationsg602  1of the Lordg2962.

2

I knowg3609a a mang444  ain Christg5547 who fourteeng1180 yearsg2094 agog4253--whetherg1535a in the bodyg4983 I do not knowg3609a, org1535a out of the bodyg4983 I do not knowg3609a,  bGodg2316 knowsg3609a--suchg5108 a mang5108 was  ccaughtg726 up to the  dthirdg5154 heaveng3772.

3

And I knowg3609a howg3609a suchg5108 a mang444--whetherg1535a in the bodyg4983 org1535a apartg5565 from the bodyg4983 I do not knowg3609a,  aGodg2316 knowsg3609a--

4

was  acaughtg726 up into  bParadiseg3857 and heardg191 inexpressibleg731 wordsg4487, whichg3739 a mang444 is not permittedg1832 to speakg2980.

5

 aOn behalfg5228 of suchg5108 a mang5108 I will boastg2744; but on my owng1683 behalfg5228 I will not boastg2744, exceptg1508 in regard to my  bweaknessesg769.

6

For ifg1437 I do wishg2309 to boastg2744 I will not be  afoolishg878,  bfor I will be speakingg3004 the truthg225; but I refraing5339 from this, sog3361 that nog3361 oneg5100 will creditg3049 me with moreg5228 thang5228 he seesg991 in me org2228 hearsg191 from me.

A Thorn in the Flesh

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Because of the surpassingg5236 greatnessg5236 of the  arevelationsg602, for thisg1352 reasong1352, to keepg3361 me from exaltingg5229 myself, there was giveng1325 me a  bthorng4647 in the fleshg4561, a  cmessengerg32a of Satang4567 to  1tormentg2852 me--to keepg3361 me from exaltingg5229 myself!

8

Concerningg5228 thisg3778 I imploredg3870 the Lordg2962  athreeg5151 timesg5151 that it might leaveg868 me.

9

And He has saidg3004 to me, "My graceg5485 is sufficientg714 for you, for  apowerg1411 is perfectedg5055 in weaknessg769." Mostg2234 gladlyg2234, thereforeg3767, I will ratherg3123  bboastg2744  1aboutg1722 my weaknessesg769, sog2443 that the powerg1411 of Christg5547 may dwellg1981 in me.

10

Thereforeg1352  aI amg2106 wellg2106 contentg2106 with weaknessesg769, with  1insultsg5196, with  bdistressesg318, with  cpersecutionsg1375, with  bdifficultiesg4730,  dfor Christ'sg5547 sakeg5228; for  ewheng3752 I amg770 weakg770, theng5119 I amg1510 strongg1415.

11

I have becomeg1096  afoolishg878; you yourselvesg4771 compelledg315 me. Actuallyg1063 I shouldg3784 have been commendedg4921 by you, for  bin nog3762 respectg3762 was I inferiorg5302 to the  1mostg5244b eminentg5244b apostlesg652, eveng2532 thoughg1487  cI amg1510 a nobodyg3762.

12

The  1 asignsg4592  2of a true apostleg652 were performedg2716 amongg1722 you with allg3956 perseveranceg5281, by  1signsg4592 and wondersg5059 and  3miraclesg1411.

13

For in whatg5101 respect were you treatedg2274 as inferiorg2274 to the restg3062 of the churchesg1577, exceptg1508 that  aI myselfg846 did not become a burdeng2655 to you? Forgiveg5483 me  bthisg3778 wrongg93!

14

Hereg2400  afor thisg3778 thirdg5154 timeg5154 I amg2192 readyg2093 to comeg2064 to you, and I  bwill not be a burdeng2655 to you; for I  cdo not seekg2212 what is yoursg4771, but  dyou; for  echildreng5043 are not responsibleg3784 to saveg2343 up for their parentsg1118, but  fparentsg1118 for their childreng5043.

15

I will  amostg2234 gladlyg2234 spendg1159 and be expendedg1550 for your soulsg5590. Ifg1487  bI loveg25 you moreg4057, am I to be lovedg25 lessg2269b?

16

But be that as it may, I  adid not burdeng2599a you myselfg1473; neverthelessg235, craftyg3835 fellow that I am, I  btookg2983 you in by deceitg1388.

17

 aCertainly I have not takeng4122 advantageg4122 of you throughg1223 anyg5100 of those whomg3739 I have sentg649 to you, have I?

18

I  aurgedg3870  bTitusg5103 to go, and I sentg4882  cthe brotherg80 with him. Titusg5103 did not takeg4122 anyg4122 advantageg4122 of you, did he? Did we not  1conductg4043 ourselvesg4043  2in the sameg846  dspiritg4151 and walk  ein the sameg846 stepsg2487?

19

Allg3819 thisg3819 timeg3819  1you have been thinkingg1380 that we are defendingg626 ourselves to you. Actually,  ait is in the sightg2713 of Godg2316 that we have been speakingg2980 in Christg5547; and  ballg3956 for your upbuildingg3619,  cbelovedg27.

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For I amg5399 afraidg5399 that perhapsg4458  awhen I comeg2064 I may findg2147 you to be not whatg3634 I wishg2309 and may be foundg2147 by you to be not whatg3634 you wishg2309; that perhapsg4458 there will be  bstrifeg2054, jealousyg2205b,  cangryg2372 tempersg2372,  ddisputesg2052,  eslandersg2636,  fgossipg5587,  garroganceg5450,  hdisturbancesg181;

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I am afraid that when I comeg2064 againg3825 my Godg2316 may humiliateg5013 me beforeg4314 you, and I may mourng3996 over manyg4183 of thoseg3588 who have  asinnedg4258 in the pastg4258 and not repentedg3340 of the  bimpurityg167,  1immoralityg4202 and sensualityg766 whichg3739 they have practicedg4238.



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