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Paul’s Vision and His Thorn (2 Corinthians 12:1-10)

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Vocabulary

Word Meaning
ὁ, ἡ, τό the
ἐν in (with D)
ἐγώ I
οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ no
οἶδα know
καί and
καυχάομαι boast; be proud of
ὑπέρ for, then, on behalf of (with G); over (with A)
ἵνα in order that; that
εἴτε if, that
σῶμα, τος, τό body
μή not
ἀσθένεια, ας, ἡ sickness; weakness
γάρ for
δέ however, but
εἰς to; in (with A)
ἄνθρωπος, ου, ὁ man
Χριστός, οῦ, ὁ Anointed, Christ
τοιοῦτος, αύτη, οῦτο(ν) of such a kind
ἀποκάλυψις, εως, ἡ revelation
κύριος, ου, ὁ Lord
θεός, οῦ, ὁ God
ἁρπάζω carry off
ἀκούω hear
ὅς, ἥ, ὅ who, which
εἰμί I am; be
εἶπον I said (aor. of λέγω)
διό therefore, for this reason
δύναμις, εως, ἡ power; deed of power
δεῖ it is necessary
συμφέρω be useful; bring together
μέν and; indeed
ἔρχομαι come, go
ὀπτασία, ας, ἡ a vision
πρό before (with G)
ἔτος, ους, τό year

Biblical text

12:1Καυχᾶσθαι δεῖ· οὐ συμφέρον μέν, ἐλεύσομαι δὲ εἰς ὀπτασίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεις Κυρίου.2οἶδα ἄνθρωπον ἐν Χριστῷ πρὸ ἐτῶν δεκατεσσάρων, —εἴτε ἐν σώματι οὐκ οἶδα, εἴτε ἐκτὸς τοῦ σώματος οὐκ οἶδα, Θεὸς οἶδεν, —ἁρπαγέντα τὸν τοιοῦτον ἕως τρίτου οὐρανοῦ.3καὶ οἶδα τὸν τοιοῦτον ἄνθρωπον —εἴτε ἐν σώματι εἴτε χωρὶς τοῦ σώματος οὐκ οἶδα, Θεὸς οἶδεν,—4ὅτι ἡρπάγη εἰς τὸν Παράδεισον καὶ ἤκουσεν ἄρρητα ῥήματα οὐκ ἐξὸν ἀνθρώπῳ λαλῆσαι.5ὑπὲρ τοῦ τοιούτου καυχήσομαι, ὑπὲρ δὲ ἐμαυτοῦ οὐ καυχήσομαι εἰ μὴ ἐν ταῖς ἀσθενείαις.6ἐὰν γὰρ θελήσω καυχήσασθαι, οὐκ ἔσομαι ἄφρων, ἀλήθειαν γὰρ ἐρῶ· φείδομαι δέ, μή τις εἰς ἐμὲ λογίσηται ὑπὲρ βλέπει με ἀκούει ἐξ ἐμοῦ7καὶ τῇ ὑπερβολῇ τῶν ἀποκαλύψεων. διὸ ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι, ἐδόθη μοι σκόλοψ τῇ σαρκί, ἄγγελος Σατανᾶ, ἵνα με κολαφίζῃ, ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι.8ὑπὲρ τούτου τρὶς τὸν Κύριον παρεκάλεσα, ἵνα ἀποστῇ ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ.9καὶ εἴρηκέν μοι Ἀρκεῖ σοι χάρις μου· γὰρ δύναμις ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ τελεῖται. Ἥδιστα οὖν μᾶλλον καυχήσομαι ἐν ταῖς ἀσθενείαις, ἵνα ἐπισκηνώσῃ ἐπ’ ἐμὲ δύναμις τοῦ Χριστοῦ.10διὸ εὐδοκῶ ἐν ἀσθενείαις, ἐν ὕβρεσιν, ἐν ἀνάγκαις, ἐν διωγμοῖς καὶ στενοχωρίαις, ὑπὲρ Χριστοῦ· ὅταν γὰρ ἀσθενῶ, τότε δυνατός εἰμι.