2 Corinthians 12:6-8

Expanded Bible

⁶ But if I wanted to ·brag [boast] about myself, I would not be a fool, because I would be telling the truth. But I will ·not brag about myself [spare you; refrain from this] because I do not want people to think more of me than what they see me do or hear me ·say [or say, or because of these extraordinary revelations; ^Cthis phrase may go here or with the next sentence].

⁷ So that I would not become too proud ·of the wonderful things that were shown to me [or because of these extraordinary revelations; ^Cthis phrase may be part of the previous sentence], a ·painful physical problem [^Lthorn in the flesh] was given to me. This problem was a messenger from Satan, sent to ·beat [torment; harrass; trouble] me and keep me from being too proud. ⁸ I ·begged [pleaded with] the Lord three times ·to take this problem away from [^Lthat it might leave] me.