2.
Of the Lord's vision and revelation to him
12:1-10
2 Cor. 12
:1
12:1
To aboast is
1necessary,
though indeed not
bexpedient; yet I will
2come to
3cvisions and
drevelations of the Lord.
2 Cor. 12
:2
12:2
I know a
1man ain Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body I do not know, or outside the body I do not know; God
bknows) such a one was
2caught away
3to the
4third heaven.
2 Cor. 12
:3
12:3
1And I know such a man (whether in the body or
2outside the body, I do not know; God knows),
2 Cor. 12
:4
12:4
That he was caught away into
1Paradise and heard unspeakable words, which it is
anot allowed for a man to speak.
2 Cor. 12
:5
12:5
On behalf of such a one I will
aboast, but on behalf of myself I will not
bboast, except in my
cweaknesses.
2 Cor. 12
:6
12:6
For if I desire to
aboast, I will not be foolish, for I will
bspeak the truth; but I refrain lest anyone account of me
something above what he
csees me
to be or
dhears from me.
2 Cor. 12
:7
12:7
And because of the
1transcendence of the revelations, in order that I might not be exceedingly
alifted up, there was given to me a
2bthorn in the flesh, a messenger of
cSatan, that he might
3buffet me, in order that I might not be exceedingly lifted up.
2 Cor. 12
:8
12:8
Concerning this I entreated the Lord
athree times that it might depart from me.
2 Cor. 12
:9
12:9
And He has said to me, My
1agrace is sufficient for you, for My
2bpower is perfected in
cweakness. Most gladly therefore I will rather boast in my weaknesses that the
dpower of Christ might
3etabernacle over me.
2 Cor. 12
:10
12:10
Therefore I am
1well pleased in
aweaknesses, in
2insults, in
3bnecessities, in
cpersecutions and
4ddistresses, on behalf of Christ; for when I am
5eweak, then I am powerful.
3.
Of the signs of his apostleship
12:11-18
2 Cor. 12
:11
12:11
I have become
afoolish; you yourselves have compelled me. For
it is I
who should have been
bcommended by you; for in nothing am I inferior to the
1csuper-apostles, even though I am
dnothing.
2 Cor. 12
:12
12:12
Indeed the
1signs of an
aapostle were wrought among you in all
bendurance by
2csigns and
3wonders and
4works of power.
2 Cor. 12
:13
12:13
For what is there in which you were
1treated in a manner inferior to the rest of the churches, except that I myself was not a
aburden to you?
2Graciously forgive me this injustice!
2 Cor. 12
:14
12:14
Behold, this
athird time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden; for I do
bnot seek what is yours but you. For the
cchildren ought not to store up for the parents, but the
dparents for the children.
2 Cor. 12
:15
12:15
But I, I will most gladly
1spend and
2abe utterly spent on behalf of your souls. If I
blove you more abundantly, am I loved less?
2 Cor. 12
:16
12:16
But 1let it be
so! I did
anot burden you; but,
as some of you say, being
2crafty, I took you by guile.
2 Cor. 12
:17
12:17
Did I take
aadvantage of you through anyone whom I have sent
bto you?
2 Cor. 12
:18
12:18
I entreated
aTitus and sent with
him the
bbrother. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? Did we not walk in the same
1cspirit? In the same
dsteps?
E.
By the authority given to him
12:19—13:10
2 Cor. 12
:19
12:19
All this time you have been thinking that we are defending ourselves to you.
1aBefore God
bin Christ we speak; but all things, beloved,
are for your
cbuilding up.
2 Cor. 12
:20
12:20
For I
afear that perhaps when I come, I may find you not such as I wish, and I may be found by you not such as you wish; that perhaps
there may be 1bstrife, jealousy, outbursts of anger,
cselfish ambitions,
2slanders,
3whisperings,
4demonstrations of being puffed up,
5dtumults;
2 Cor. 12
:21
12:21
That when I come again my God may humble me before you and I may mourn over many who have
asinned before and who have not
brepented of the
cuncleanness and
dfornication and licentiousness which they have practiced.
