2 Corinthians 12:7-9
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
7 And to keep me from being puffed up and too much elated by the exceeding greatness (preeminence) of these revelations, there was given me a thorn ([a]a splinter) in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to rack and buffet and harass me, to keep me from being excessively exalted.(A)
8 Three times I called upon the Lord and besought [Him] about this and begged that it might depart from me;
9 But He said to me, My grace (My favor and loving-kindness and mercy) is enough for you [sufficient against any danger and enables you to bear the trouble manfully]; for My strength and power are made perfect (fulfilled and completed) and [b]show themselves most effective in [your] weakness. Therefore, I will all the more gladly glory in my weaknesses and infirmities, that the strength and power of Christ (the Messiah) may rest (yes, may [c]pitch a tent over and dwell) upon me!
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 2 Corinthians 12:7 James Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary of the Greek Testament.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 Two Greek texts so read.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
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