2 Corinthians 12:6-10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 For if I want to boast, I will not be a fool, because I will be telling the truth.(A) But I will spare you, so that no one can credit me with something beyond what he sees in me or hears from me, 7 especially because of the extraordinary revelations. Therefore, so that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh(B) was given to me, a messenger[a] of Satan(C) to torment me so I would not exalt myself. 8 Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times to take it away from me. 9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power[b](D) is perfected in weakness.”(E) Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me. 10 So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, catastrophes, persecutions, and in pressures, because of Christ.(F) For when I am weak, then I am strong.(G)
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- 2 Corinthians 12:7 Or me, an angel
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 Other mss read My power
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