Wesley's Explanatory Notes
2 Corinthians 12:10
Weaknesses — Whether proceeding from Satan or men. For when I am weak — Deeply conscious of my weakness, then does the strength of Christ rest upon me.
Weaknesses — Whether proceeding from Satan or men. For when I am weak — Deeply conscious of my weakness, then does the strength of Christ rest upon me.
Verse 2 Corinthians 12:10. _THEREFORE I TAKE PLEASURE_] I not only _endure_ them _patiently_, but am _pleased_ when they occur; for I do it _for_ _Christ's sake_-on his account; for on his account I...
THEREFORE I TAKE PLEASURE - Since so many benefits result from trials; since my afflictions are the occasion of obtaining the favor of Christ in so eminent a degree, I rejoice in the privilege of suff...
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)...
REPROACHES. insults. Greek. _hubris._ See Acts 27:10. DISTRESSES. Greek. _steuachoria._ See 2 Corinthians 6:4. FOR. SAKE. Greek. _huper._ App-104....
_in reproaches_ Rather, perhaps, INSULTS. _in distresses_ See note on ch. 2 Corinthians 6:4. _for Christ's sake_ This refers to _all_the preceding list of things endured. _strong_ Perhaps better, P...
The Thorn in the Flesh 7. _And lest I should be exalted above measure_ Rather, -lest I should be TOO MUCH exalted." _a thorn in the flesh_ See Introduction. _the messenger of Satan_ Or, AN ANGEL of...
10. Here also (comp. 2 Corinthians 12:5; 2 Corinthians 12:9) F, Vulg. (but not f) insert μου after ἀσθενείαις. ἘΝ� (א3ABCDFGKLP &c.) rather than καὶ� (א, Orig.), but perhaps ΚΑῚ ΣΤΕΝΟΧΩΡΊΑΙΣ (Bא1) rat...
_A THORN IN THE FLESH 2 CORINTHIANS 12:7-10:_ Paul said that one of Satan's angels was sent to make him suffer terribly. He felt that the purpose of this was to keep him from becoming conceited. This...
ΔΙΌ (G1352) следовательно, ΕΥΔΟΚΏ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΕΎΔΟΚΈΩ (G2106) получать удовольствие от чего-л., быть довольным. Возможно, iterat.: "я неоднократно получал удовольствие" ΥΒΡΊΣ (G5196) оскор...
DISCOURSE: 2044 A SENSE OF WEAKNESS CONDUCIVE TO STRENGTH 2 Corinthians 12:10. _When I am weak, then am I strong_. THERE are many things in Scripture which appear inconsistent and contrary to truth....
FOR WHEN I AM WEAK, &C.— "For when, viewed in my outward state, I appear weak, then, by the power of Christ, which dwelleth in me, I am found to be strong....
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...
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. TAKES, PLEASURE IN. Too strongly. R...
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...
PARAPHRASE. 'And lest I should be uplifted by spiritual pride as the result of these revelations, a painful bodily weakness—the very work of Satan—was inflicted upon me. (8) I prayed earnestly for the...
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...
THEREFORE I TAKE PLEASURE IN INFIRMITIES. — The thoughts of the Apostle go back to the sufferings of which he had spoken fully in 2 Corinthians 11 and elsewhere. One new word is added, “reproaches” (b...
HIS “THORN IN THE FLESH”....
διὸ εὐδοκῶ κ. τ. λ.: _wherefore I am well content in_ (for εὐδοκεῖν ἐν _cf._ 2 Samuel 22:20; Matthew 3:17; 1 Corinthians 10:5) _weaknesses, in insults_ (ὕβρις is used for “injury” to a ship in...
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 10 Lipscomb and Shepherd say "injuries" refer to "wrong springing from violence, injury, affront, and insult, to which there are frequent allusions in this epistle" (2 Corinthians 1:17; 2 Corint...
Therefore I take (k) pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. (k) I do not only take them patien...
A sting of my flesh, [1] an angel, or a messenger of Satan, to buffet me. The Latin word signifies any thing that pricks or stings, the Greek word a sharp stick or pale: he speaks by a metaphor, as al...
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...
10._I take pleasure in infirmities _There can be no doubt, that he employs the term _weakness _in different senses; for he formerly applied this name to the punctures that he experienced in the flesh....
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...
THEREFORE I TAKE PLEASURE IN INFIRMITIES,.... Not in them simply considered, but as they were made use of to his advantage, for the exercise of his grace, and for his more abundant consolation; and es...
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. Ver. 10. _Therefore I take pleasure_]...
_For this thing I besought the Lord thrice_ All kinds of affliction had befallen the apostle, yet none of these did he deprecate. But here he speaks of his thorn in the flesh, as above all the rest on...
TAKE PLEASURE IN INFIRMITIES; on account of the good which they occasion. WEAK; in myself. STRONG; in Christ. Pride is so natural and strong even in Christians, and the bestowment on them of special...
THEREFORE I TAKE PLEASURE IN INFIRMITIES, IN REPROACHES, IN NECESSITIES, IN PERSECUTIONS, IN DISTRESSES FOR CHRIST'S SAKE; FOR WHEN I AM WEAK, THEN AM I STRONG. Paul implies that there are other matte...
Unusual tribulations:...
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...
7-10 The apostle gives an account of the method God took to keep him humble, and to prevent his being lifted up above measure, on account of the visions and revelations he had. We are not told what t...
Amongst other reasons why I rather choose to glory in what I suffer for Christ, (which is what he here calleth INFIRMITIES, and further openeth by REPROACHES, NECESSITIES, PERSECUTIONS, and DISTRESSES...
Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. [God so orders it that the times of my we...
Tertullian Scorpiace And if these severities will seem to be more grievous than martyrdoms, yet once more he says: "Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecu...
2 Corinthians 12:10 Therefore G1352 pleasure G2106 (G5719) in G1722 infirmities G769 in G1722 reproaches G5196 in...
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...
‘Wherefore I take pleasure (‘gladly boast') in weaknesses: in injuries (or ‘insults'), in necessary hardships, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake, for when I am weak, then am I strong.'...
2 Corinthians 12:10. WHEREFORE I TAKE PLEASURE (‘I am well contented') IN WEAKNESSES, IN INJURIES... FOR CHRIST'S SAKE. The sense is, not ‘injuries endured for Christ's sake,' but ‘I take pleasure in...
WHEREFORE I TAKE PLEASURE (διο ευδοκω). For this noble word see on Matthew 3:17; 2 Corinthians 5:8. The enemies of Paul will have a hard time now in making Paul unhappy by persecutions even unto dea...
2 Corinthians 12:10 Strength in Weakness. I. What was it that caused the heart of St. Paul to overflow in this now familiar paradox? It was some special personal temptation of a very painful kind, wh...
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 AM CONTENT. He can be content, because it is all for Christ's sake!!! His weakness, etc., all work out to a more successful ministry!!! Compare Philippians 4:13....
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 12:9 MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT. Paul says that God’s grace “is sufficient” (in the present tense). This emphasizes the constant availability of God’s grace, for Paul a...
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...
_Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities._ Not because they are desirable in themselves, but in so far as through them the power of Christ is perfected. He then goes on, as I said before, to mention...
_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 4:10; 1 Peter 1:6; 1 Peter 1:7; 1 Peter 4:13; 1 Peter 4:
Observe here, 1. The high and heroic pitch which St. Paul's spirit was raised to: HE TOOK PLEASURE IN REPROACHES AND PERSECUTIONS. Pleasure is. degree beyond joy; though these sufferings were painful...