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Verse 2 Corinthians 12:2. _I KNEW A MAN IN CHRIST_] I knew a
Christian, or a Christian man; for to such alone God now revealed
himself, for vision and prophecy had been shut up from the Jews.
_FOURT...
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I KNEW A MAN IN CHRIST - I was acquainted with a Christian; the phrase
“in Christ” meaning nothing more than that he was united to Christ
or was a Christian; see Romans 16:7. The reason why Paul did n...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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THE THORN AND THE GRACE (2 Corinthians 12:1-10)...
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KNEW. Greek. _oida._ App-132. The 2nd Perf. with sense of the Present
Tense.
MAN. Greek. _anthropos._ App-129.
IN. Greek. _en._ App-104.
CHRIST. App-98.
ABOVE, &c. Literally before (Greek. _pro._...
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_I knew a man_ That this is the Apostle is proved by 2 Corinthians
12:7. The word _knew_should, both here and in 2 Corinthians 12:3, be
rendered know.
_in Christ_ i.e. after his conversion, when he h...
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ΟἿΔΑ ἌΝΘΡΩΠΟΝ ἘΝ ΧΡΙΣΤΩ͂Ι ΠΡῸ ἘΤΩ͂Ν
ΔΕΚΑΤΕΣΣΆΡΩΝ … ἉΡΠΑΓΈΝΤΑ Κ.Τ.Λ. _I_ KNOW _a
man in Christ fourteen years ago, … such a one caught up &c_. The
A.V. is misleading. The Apostle does not say that four...
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_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...
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I KNOW A MAN IN CHRIST— St. Paul must undoubtedly mean himself, or
the whole article had been quite foreign to his purpose. It hence
appears, that the Apostle had concealed this extraordinary event
_f...
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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...
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I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the
body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God
knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.
Oida (G1492...
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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...
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12:2 know (c-2) Conscious knowledge; and so all through. to (d-32) _
Heos_ , 'as far as.' see Luke 24:50 ; Acts 11:22 ....
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I KNEW (RV 'know') a man] St. Paul is speaking of himself, of course,
as 2 Corinthians 12:7 shows. IN CHRIST] so much devoted to Christ and
under His influence, that Christ completely dominated him an...
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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...
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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...
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I KNEW A MAN IN CHRIST ABOVE FOURTEEN YEARS AGO. — Better, _I know a
man._ The Greek verb, though a perfect tense in form, is invariably
used with the force of a present. It is all but impossible to c...
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CHAPTER 26
STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS.
2 Corinthians 11:30; 2 Corinthians 12:1 (R.V)
THE difficulties of exposition in this passage are partly connected
with its form, partly with its substance: it will...
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THE APOSTLE'S VISION: IF HE CHOSE, HE COULD BOAST OF IT....
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οἶδα ἄνθρ. ἐν Χρ. κ. τ. λ.: _I know_ (not “I
knew” as the A.V. has it) _a man in Christ, i.e._, a Christian (see
reff.), _fourteen years ago_ (for the constr. πρὸ ἐτ. δεκ.
_cf._ John 12:1) _whether in...
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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...
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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...
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Because of the false teachers, Paul continued boasting, though such
would not ordinarily be desirable. The visions of which he spoke would
have been given by God, while revelations were used to expose...
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I knew a man (a) in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the
body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God
knoweth;) such an one caught up to the (b) third heaven.
(a) I...
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_I know a man, &c. He speaks of himself, as it were of a third person.
--- Whether in the body, I know not. If St. Paul himself knew not, how
can we pretend to decide, whether his soul was for some mo...
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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...
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_LIFE IN CHRIST_
‘In Christ.’
2 Corinthians 12:2
We are to believe that, if we have the faith to accept it, we are so
completely united with Christ that God Himself sees us _ as
one_—‘accepted in t...
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2._I knew a man in Christ _As he was desirous to restrain himself
within bounds, he merely singles out _one _instance, and that, too, he
handles in such a way as to show, that it is not from inclinati...
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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...
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I KNEW A MAN IN CHRIST ABOUT FOURTEEN YEARS AGO,.... Which is to be
understood of himself, as appears from 2 Corinthians 12:7, where he
speaks in the first person; and the reason why he here speaks in...
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I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body,
I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God
knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.
Ver. 2. _I kn...
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_I knew a man in Christ_ That is, a Christian. He must undoubtedly
have meant himself, or the whole article had been quite foreign to his
purpose. Indeed, that he meant himself is plain from 2 Corinth...
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A MAN IN CHRIST; a Christian, meaning himself.
THE THIRD HEAVEN; the place where God peculiarly manifests his
presence....
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PAUL'S BOAST OF HIS WEAKNESS.
Supernatural revelations:...
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I KNEW A MAN IN CHRIST ABOVE FOURTEEN YEARS AGO, (WHETHER IN THE BODY,
I CANNOT TELL; OR WHETHER OUT OF THE BODY, I CANNOT TELL: GOD
KNOWETH;) SUCH AN ONE CAUGHT UP TO THE THIRD HEAVEN....
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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...
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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...
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OLBGrk;
Some doubt whether en cristw, in this place, be so well translated IN
CHRIST, (so signifying, that the person spoken of was a Christian, one
that had embraced the gospel), as by Christ, (as th...
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I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I
know not; or whether out of the body, I know not; God knoweth), such a
one caught up even to the third heaven....
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book II
For that there are spiritual creatures in the heavens, all the
Scriptures loudly proclaim; and Paul expressly testifies that there
are spiritual things when he decla...
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2 Corinthians 12:2 know G1492 (G5758) man G444 in G1722 Christ G5547
fourteen G1180 years G2094 whether G1535
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‘I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I
know not; or whether out of the body, I know not; God knows), such a
one caught up even to the third heaven. And I know such a man ...
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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...
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2 Corinthians 12:2. I KNOW A MAN IN CHRIST not “knew” (as in the
Authorised Version), which the word never signifies. In fact, the
whole point of the statement lies in its being _present:_ ‘I know
suc...
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I KNOW A MAN
(οιδα ανθρωπον). Paul singles out one incident of ecstasy
in his own experience that he declines to describe. He alludes to it
in this indirect way as if it were some other personality...
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THIRD HEAVEN
FIRST HEAVEN, of clouds;
SECOND HEAVEN, of stars;
THIRD HEAVEN, God's abode....
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2 Corinthians 12:2
St. Paul's Vision of Paradise.
I. It is not difficult to conceive the impossibility of conveying any
adequate impression of the component elements of heaven to minds
encumbered wit...
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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...
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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...
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WHO FOURTEEN YEARS AGO. It is a Jewish form to speak in the third
person. 2 Corinthians 12:7 identifies this man as Paul. The date must
have been in 41 or 42 A.D. (by the corrected calendar). _Johnson...
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 12:2 I KNOW A MAN... THIS MAN.
Paul’s hesitancy to boast of his visions is reflected in his use of
the third person (as if it had happened to someone else). the thi...
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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...
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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...
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_I knew a man in Christ._ A Christian. He thus describes him, says
Theophylact, that it may be clear that Paul was taken up by the grace
of Christ, and not, like Simon Magus, by the power of the devil...
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_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;...
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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
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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...
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1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Kings 18:12; 1 Kings 8:27; 1 Thessalonians 4:17;...
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l knew [ο ι δ α]. Rev., correctly, I know.
Above fourteen years ago [π ρ ο ε τ ω ν δ ε κ α τ ε σ σ
α ρ ω ν]. Above, of A. V., is due to a misunderstanding of the
Greek idiom. Lit., before fourteen ye...
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I knew a man in Christ — That is, a Christian. It is plain from 2
Corinthians 12:6, that he means himself, though in modesty he speaks
as of a third person. Whether in the body or out of the body I kn...
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Observe, 1. That the person here spoken of was doubtless himself,
otherwise it had been no cause or ground of glorying to him at all;
yet he speaks in the name of. third person.
Thence note, That the...