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2 CORINTHIANS 12:9 du,namij {A}
The Textus Receptus, following ac A2 Db, c E K L P most minuscules
syrp, h copbo arm, reads h` ga.r du,nami,j mou. The possessive
pronoun, which is absent from...
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Verse 2 Corinthians 12:9. _MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR THEE_] Thou
shalt not be permitted to sink under these afflictions. Thy enemies
shall not be able to prevail against thee.
_MY STRENGTH IS MADE...
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AND HE SAID UNTO ME - The Saviour replied. In what way this was done,
or whether it was done at the time when the prayer was offered, Paul
does not inform us. It is possible, as Macknight supposes, th...
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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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UNTO. to.
GRACE. App-184.
MY. The texts omit.
STRENGTH. Greek _dunamis._ App-172.
IS MADE PERFECT. Greek. _teleioo._ App-125.
MOST GLADLY. Greek. _hedista_. Neut. Plural Superlative of _hedus;_
u...
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_And he said unto me_ Jesus Christ said it, "but _how_the answer from
Christ was received, whether through an inner voice or by means of a
vision, is entirely unknown to us." Meyer.
_My grace is suffi...
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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...
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ΔΎΝΑΜΙΣ (אABDFG, Latt. Arm. Aeth. Goth.) rather than
δύναμίς μου (א3A2D2D3KLP, Syrr. Copt.). See on 2
Corinthians 12:5. ΤΕΛΕΙ͂ΤΑΙ (אABDFG) rather than
τελειοῦται (א3D3KLP). The μου after
ἀσθενείαις sh...
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_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...
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DISCOURSE: 2043
THE SUCCESS OF FERVENT PRAYER
2 Corinthians 12:7. Lest I should be exalted above measure through the
abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the
flesh, the messe...
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MY STRENGTH IS MADE PERFECT IN WEAKNESS.— "Is illustrated in
proportion to the weakness of the instrument I make use of." The word
'Επισκηνωση, which we render, _may rest upon,_ is
emphatical, and sig...
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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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And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength
is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory
in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon...
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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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12:9 dwell (g-34) Or 'power of Christ may tabernacle -- have its
dwelling-place -- on me.'...
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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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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...
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MY GRACE, etc.] 'It is enough for thee that thou hast my grace; my
power makes itself felt when there is no other support' (Stevens). For
the thought, cp. Luke 22:43; Psalms 20:6; Psalms 138:3. The be...
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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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AND HE SAID UNTO ME, MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR THEE. — The words
fit in, more or less, with each of the two views that have been
discussed above. From one point of view, however, it seems infinitely...
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καὶ εἴρηκέ μοι κ. τ. λ.: _and He hath said_ (note the
perf. as expressing the abiding validity of the Divine promise; so
often in quotations from the O.T., _e.g._, Acts 13:34; Hebrews 4:4;
Hebrews 10:...
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HIS “THORN IN THE FLESH”....
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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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VERSE 9 Not only was the answer no, God also told Paul that he would
see to it that his problem did not overburden him (1 Corinthians
10:13). God further made it clear that His power was brought to it...
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And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength
is made perfect in weakness. (4) Most gladly therefore will I rather
glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may (i) res...
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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...
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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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_THE ‘THORN IN THE FLESH’_
‘For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart
from me. And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My
strength is made perfect in weakness....
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_STRENGTH IN WEAKNESS_
‘My strength is made perfect in weakness.’
2 Corinthians 12:9
How can I get this strength?
I. IN ANSWER TO PRAYER.—‘They that wait on the Lord shall renew
their strength.’...
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9._He said to me. _It is not certain, whether he had this answer by a
special revelation, and it is not of great importance. (910) For God
answers us, when he strengthens us inwardly by his Spirit, an...
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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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AND HE SAID UNTO ME,.... Either by what the Jews call קול
בת, "Bath Kol", a voice from heaven, an articulate audible one; or
by some extraordinary revelation of the Spirit of God; or by a divine
impr...
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And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength
is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory
in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon m...
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_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...
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MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT; to enable you with patience to bear it,
support and comfort you under it, and make you more happy and useful
than you would be without it.
GLORY IN MY INFIRMITIES; because the...
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AND HE SAID UNTO ME, MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR THEE; FOR MY STRENGTH
IS MADE PERFECT IN WEAKNESS. MOST GLADLY, THEREFORE, WILL I RATHER
GLORY IN MY INFIRMITIES THAT THE POWER OF CHRIST MAY REST UPON...
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Unusual tribulations:...
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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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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...
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AND HE SAID UNTO ME, MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR THEE: Paul prayed, and
God answered, not _in specie, _ (doing the very thing for him which he
asked), but _in valore, _ giving him what was every whit a...
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And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my
power is made perfect in weakness. [Philippians 4:13; 1 Corinthians
2:3-5] _Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III
Long-suffering therefore was God, when man became a defaulter, as
foreseeing that victory which should be granted to him through the
Word. For, when strength was ma...
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2 Corinthians 12:9 And G2532 said G2046 (G5758) me G3427 My G3450
grace G5485 sufficient G714 (G5719) you
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‘And he has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you: for my
power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore will I
rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may take up
its...
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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 12:9. AND HE HATH SAID. It is not a single reply to the
prayer as then offered, “but as continuing in force: He hath told
me, and with this I must rest satisfied.” [1] MY GRACE IS SUFFIC...
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HE HATH SAID
(ειρηκεν). Perfect active indicative, as if a final word. Paul
probably still has the thorn in his flesh and needs this word of
Christ.IS SUFFICIENT
(αρκε). Old word of rich meaning,...
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PERFECT IN
(_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 5:48). _...
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2 Corinthians 12:8
Strength in Weakness.
I. We have here the instinctive shrinking from that which tortured the
flesh, which takes refuge in prayer.
II. We have, next, the insight into the source o...
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2 Corinthians 12:7
The Thorn in the Flesh.
I. The first lesson which is suggested by these words is this: that
the thorn in the flesh comes for a specific end. Of course it does not
come by chance; n...
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2 Corinthians 12:9
The Quietness of True Power.
Paul speaks in these verses of his own weakness and his thorn in the
flesh. He says that he glories in his infirmity, and that in his
weakness God had...
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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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HIS ANSWER WAS. Paul did not receive what he wanted, but really
something better!!! The fact that Paul could do so much in spite of
his weakness, showed it was the Lord's power working through him!!!...
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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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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...
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_For my strength is made perfect in weakness._ This is a general
proposition, a moral axiom applying to any weakness, but properly and
primarily to that thorn of concupiscence just mentioned. These ar...
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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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_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 10:13; 1 Corinthians 15:10; 1 Peter 4:13; 1 Peter 4:14;...
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He said [ε ι ρ η κ ε ν]. Rev., correctly, He hath said. The
force of the perfect tense is to be insisted on. It shows that the
affliction was still clinging to Paul, and that there was lying in his
mi...
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But he said to me — ln answer to my third request. My grace is
sufficient for thee — How tender a repulse! We see there may be
grace where there is the quickest sense of pain. My strength is more
illu...
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Observe, In this answer that is given to St. Paul's prayer, that the
mercy prayed for, is not in kind given unto him, but promised grace
and strength, which is better than the mercy he prayed for.
Lea...