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2 Corinthians 12:6
For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth; but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.
For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth; but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.
2 CORINTHIANS 12:6 avkou,ei @ti# On the one hand, the shorter reading, avkou,ei, is supported by a strong combination of witnesses (a* B Dc Fgr G 33 424c itg vg syrp copsa, bo arm). On the other...
Verse 2 Corinthians 12:6. _I SHALL NOT BE A FOOL_] Who that had got such honour from God would have been fourteen years silent on the subject? _I WILL SAY THE TRUTH_] I speak nothing but truth; and...
FOR THOUGH I WOULD DESIRE TO GLORY - I take this to be a solemn and serious declaration of the irony which precedes; and that Paul means to say seriously, that if he had a wish to boast as other peopl...
3. REVELATION IN WHICH HE MIGHT GLORY. HIS APOSTLESHIP. CHAPTER 12 _ 1. Caught up to the Third Heaven. (2 Corinthians 12:1)_ 2. The Thorn in the Flesh. (2 Corinthians 12:7) 3. The Marks of His Apos...
A SPECIAL REVELATION AND ITS SEQUEL. By an account of a great spiritual experience which he had enjoyed, Paul explains the reason why he has been called on to suffer, and the Divine interpretation of...
I must continue to boast. It is not good for me to do so, all the same I will come to visions and revelations given to me by the Lord. I know a man in Christ, who, fourteen years ago--whether it was i...
THE THORN AND THE GRACE (2 Corinthians 12:1-10)...
THOUGH. if, App-118. DESIRE. Greek. _thelo_. App-102. FOOL. Greek. _aphron._ See Luke 11:40. This is the eighth occurance of the word, and the ninth is in 2 Corinthians 12:11. FORBEAR. spare. Greek....
_For though I would desire to glory_ St Paul here identifies himself with the man who saw the visions. -I shall not be foolish, even if I do boast, for I shall only be speaking the truth. But I refrai...
ἈΚΟΎΕΙ (אBD3FG 17, 37, 67, g Copt. Arm. Aeth.) rather than ἀκούει τι (א3DKLP, d f Vulg. Goth.). 6. ἘᾺΝ ΓᾺΡ ΘΕΛΉΣΩ. If he chooses to glory of matters in which he was _not_ a mere passive recipient, or...
_A VISION OF PARADISE 2 CORINTHIANS 12:1-6:_ Paul felt that there was nothing to be gained by his boasting. He said that he would only tell them about the visions and revelations that he had received...
ΈΆΝ (G1437) если. Вводит _conj._, в котором условие считается возможным, ΘΕΛΉΣΩ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΘΈΛΩ (G2309) желать, хотеть, выбирать. Этот стих несет в себе оттенок предпочтения (Barrett), КАΥ...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 1 Weaknesses in the Body (2 Corinthians 12:1-10 12 I must boast; there is nothing to be gained by it, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2I know a man...
For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me....
20 Paul's patient and forbearing behavior among them was in striking contrast to the course of his detractors. They treated the Corinthians like slaves, while Paul served them like a slave. They devou...
HIS PRIVILEGES AND TRIALS The Apostle unwillingly resumes his boasting and tells of a revelation he received from God; but returns again to dwell on his weaknesses, and especially on his bodily infir...
GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK 2 CORINTHIANS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 12 V1 It is not good to be proud. But I need to tell you about *visions and *revelations of the *Lord. V2 I know a man in...
FOR THOUGH I WOULD DESIRE TO GLORY... He had said in the preceding verse that he will glory only in his infirmities. He is about to lay bare to their gaze the greatest of all those infirmities. “If I...
ἐὰν γὰρ θελήσω καυχ. κ. τ. λ.: we must supply a suppressed clause: “And yet, as you see, if I _did_ choose to boast, I should keep within the truth” is the sense. _For if I should desire to glory, I s...
THE APOSTLE'S VISION: IF HE CHOSE, HE COULD BOAST OF IT....
THE SECRET OF STRENGTH 2 Corinthians 12:1 It is a sublime phrase- _a man in Christ._ We reach our full stature only when we are in Him. We are but fragments of manhood until the true man is formed in...
The boasting continues. However, it takes on a new and startling characteristic. In his apostleship there had been something supernatural, something not to be finally explained. Of this, he will glory...
VERSE 6 Boasting was foolish if one exaggerated his ability. Paul could boast without that, but chose to stand on his speech and actions. He did not want men to honor him for what God had given....
2 Corinthians 1:1-24. It is impossible to read the two epistles to the Corinthians with the smallest care without perceiving the strong contrast between the wounded tone of the first epistle (the hear...
6._For if I should desire. _Lest what he had said, as to his having no inclination to glory, should be turned into an occasion of calumny, and malevolent persons should reply — “You are not inclined f...
Nevertheless, though forced to speak of himself, the apostle would glory only in his infirmities. But he is, as it were, outside his natural work. His past life unfolds before his eyes. The Corinthian...
FOR THOUGH I WOULD DESIRE TO GLORY,..... Had a mind to it, chose it, and was fond of it, thought fit to proceed in this way concerning this vision, or this with many others: I SHALL NOT BE A FOOL; in...
For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but _now_ I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me _to be_, or _that_ he heareth of...
_Of such a one will I_, or, I might, _glory_ As a person highly favoured of Christ; _yet of myself_ Considered as in myself; _I will not glory_ Willingly; _but in my infirmities_ See on 2 Corinthians...
TO GLORY; in stating still further the honor God had bestowed upon him. I FORBEAR; to mention any thing more about visions and revelations. ABOVE THAT WHICH HE SEETH ME TO BE, OR THAT HE HEARETH OF...
If in chapter 11 we have seen God's grace in sustaining the vessel through all adversity, Paul now speaks of the other side of this, the grace which gives unspeakable blessedness in being "caught up...
1-6 There can be no doubt the apostle speaks of himself. Whether heavenly things were brought down to him, while his body was in a trance, as in the case of ancient prophets; or whether his soul was...
If I should have a mind to glory, I should not be a fool; for I would not glory in things that were not true. And though a man, in speaking things of himself which are true, may sometimes betray folly...
For if I should desire to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I shall speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should account of me above that which he seeth me to be, or heareth from me. [Now, if...
2 Corinthians 12:6 For G1063 though G1437 desire G2309 (G5661) boast G2744 (G5664) will G2071 not G3756
‘For if I should desire to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I shall speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should account of me above that which he sees me to be, or hears from me.' He could g...
HE GLORIES IN WONDROUS EXPERIENCES, DREADFUL WEAKNESS AND THE MANIFESTATION OF MIRACLES, IN ALL OF WHICH HE IS A MATCH FOR HIS OPPONENTS (2 CORINTHIANS 12:1) Having stressed the differences between hi...
2 Corinthians 12:6. FOR IF I SHOULD DESIRE TO GLORY, I SHOULD NOT BE FOOLISH; FOR I SHALL SPEAK THE TRUTH: BUT I FORBEAR, LEST ANY MAN SHOULD ACCOUNT OF ME ABOVE THAT WHICH HE SEETH ME _TO BE, _ OR HE...
I SHALL NOT BE FOOLISH (ουκ εσομα αφρων). Apparent contradiction to 2 Corinthians 11:1; 2 Corinthians 11:16. But he is here speaking of the Paul "caught up" in case he should tell the things heard ...
CONTENTS: God's dealing with Paul. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Titus, Satan. CONCLUSION: The exalted experiences of the Spirit-filled Christian overbalance all he is called upon to be...
2 Corinthians 12:1. _It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord._ To disclosures of the divine pleasure, which cannot be known by any researches...
I WOULD BE TELLING THE TRUTH. He can truthfully boast of many such things!!! But his appointment as an apostle is not based on this! Also, such things can be easily faked and are impossible to test. T...
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 12:1 Because his opponents boast in their spiritual experiences as well as in their ethnic identity, Paul is also forced to boast, however foolishly, in his own vis...
CHAPTER 12 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER i. That the Corinthians may esteem him above the false apostles, he describes his being carried up into the third heaven. II. He goes on to say (ver. 7) that to p...
_But now I forbear lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be._ Lest he should think me an angel or some god, as the Lycaonians did (Act 14:10). He could have related more wond...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ (_No break, except that of a new paragraph_.) 2 Corinthians 12:1.—Note _reading;_ probably, as in R.V. Remember how full is Paul’s sense of “_expedient_” (1 Corinthians 6:12;...
EXPOSITION The revelations vouchsafed to him (2 Corinthians 12:1). The counteracting "thorn in the flesh" (2 Corinthians 12:7). One more apology for glorying (2 Corinthians 12:11
It is not expedient [necessary] for me doubtless to glory. [But] I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. I knew a man in Christ above [about] fourteen years ago (2 Corinthians 12:1-2), Or...
1 Corinthians 3:10; 1 Corinthians 3:5; 1 Corinthians 3:9; 2 Corinthians 1:18;...
For if I should resolve to glory — Referring to, I might glory of such a glorious revelation. I should not be a fool — That is, it could not justly be accounted folly to relate the naked truth. But I...