A thorn in the flesh; this seems to have been some bodily infirmity of a painful and humbling character.
The messenger of Satan; this is best understood of the thorn in the flesh, which is called the messenger of Satan, because he made use of it to buffet the apostle. The buffeting we may well suppose came in the way of temptation to impatience, despondency, and the like unholy feelings.
2 CORINTHIANS 12:7 dio, {C} Although dio, is absent from such important witnesses as î46 D Y 88 614 itd, ar vg syrp, h copsa goth, the Committee preferred to retain the word in the text as...
Verse 2 Corinthians 12:7. _AND LEST I SHOULD BE EXALTED_] There were three evils to be guarded against: 1. The _contempt_ of his gifts and call by his _enemies_. 2. The _overweening fondness_ of his...
AND LEST I SHOULD BE EXALTED - Lest I should be spiritually proud; lest I should become self-confident and vain, and suppose that I was a special favorite of Heaven. If Paul was in danger of spiritual...
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)...
LEST. in order that (Greek. _hina)_... not (Gr, _me,_ as above). EXALTED... MEASURE. over-exalted. Greek. _huperairomai._ Only here and 2 Thessalonians 2:4. THROUGH. by. No preposition. Dative case....
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...
7. WH. suspect some primitive error, but hold that the genuineness of ΔΙΌ (אABG) is above doubt, its omission (DKLP, Iren. Aug.) being “a characteristic Western attempt to deal with a difficulty by ex...
_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...
ΥΠΕΡΒΟΛΉ (G5236) _dat. sing._ избыток, чрезвычайное качество или особенность, здесь instr. _dat._ ΆΠΟΚΆΛΥΨΙΣ (G602) откровение. ΎΠΕΡΑΊΡΩΜΑΙ _praes. conj. med. от_ ΎΠΕΡΑΊΡΩ (G5229) поднимать выше, _me...
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...
WAS GIVEN TO ME A THORN IN THE FLESH,— The conjectures of commentators respecting St. Paul's _thorn in the flesh,_ have been innumerable. We shall not dwell upon them, but insert the following, as it...
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...
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above 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...
12:7 buffet (f-32) As Matthew 26:67...
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...
A THORN IN THE FLESH] some extremely painful bodily disease whose symptoms recurred at intervals. Some, like Lightfoot, suggest epilepsy; others, like Farrar, ophthalmia; and Ramsay holds that it was...
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...
THERE WAS GIVEN TO ME A THORN IN THE FLESH. — The vague mystery with which St. Paul thus surrounds the special form of “infirmity” of which he speaks, has given rise to very different conjectures, whi...
HIS “THORN IN THE FLESH”....
καὶ τῇ ὑπερβ. τῶν ἀποκ. If we read διό, these words ought either to be taken with the concluding words of 2 Corinthians 12:6 (as by W.H.), or regarding 2 Corinthians 12:6 as a parenthesis with 2 Corin...
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 7 Paul could have been destroyed by pride because of what God had shown him. So, he was given a "thorn" or "stake" in the flesh which kept him form becoming overly proud. This physical condition...
(3) And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me (f) a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of (g) Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalt...
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...
[BIBLIOGRAPHY] Stimulus carnis meæ, angelus Satanæ, qui me colaphizet, _Greek: skolops te sarki (in carne mea) aggelos Satan, ina me kolaphize. See St. John Chrysostom, Greek: om. ks. where he says,...
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...
7._And lest through the superiority of revelations. _Here we have a _second _reason — that God, designing to repress in him every approach to insolence, subdued him with a rod. That rod he calls a _go...
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...
AND LEST I SHOULD BE EXALTED ABOVE MEASURE,.... Over much elated in his mind, and swelled with a vain conceit of himself: THROUGH THE ABUNDANCE OF THE REVELATIONS; for he had not only one or two, or...
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above mea...
_Lest I should be exalted above measure_ Made to think highly of myself, and to put confidence in myself, and thereby should be exposed to the displeasure of him who _resisteth the proud, 1 Peter 5:5_...
AND LEST I SHOULD BE EXALTED ABOVE MEASURE THROUGH THE ABUNDANCE OF THE REVELATIONS, THERE WAS GIVEN TO ME A THORN IN THE FLESH, THE MESSENGER OF SATAN, TO BUFFET ME, LEST I SHOULD BE EXALTED ABOVE ME...
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...
The best of God's people have in them a root of pride, or a disposition to be EXALTED ABOVE MEASURE, upon their receipt of favours from God not common to others; of which nature extraordinary revelati...
And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be...
Epistle of Barnabas But there is a great difference between these two ways. For over one are stationed the light-bringing angels of God, but over the other the angels[242] Irenaeus Against Heresies...
2 Corinthians 12:7 And G2532 lest G3363 measure G5229 (G5747) abundance G5236 revelations G602 thorn G4647 flesh...
‘And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be...
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...
_The thorn in the flesh and its lessons,_ 7-10. 2 Corinthians 12:7. AND BY REASON OF THE EXCEEDING GREATNESS OF THE REVELATION WHEREFORE (the sentence starts here in a new form), THAT I SHOULD NOT BE...
BY REASON OF THE EXCEEDING GREATNESS (τη υπερβολη). Instrumental case, "by the excess."THAT I SHOULD NOT BE EXALTED OVERMUCH (ινα μη υπεραιρωμα). Present passive subjunctive in final clause of υπ...
THORN It has been conjectured that Paul's "thorn in the flesh" was chronic ophthalmia, inducing bodily weakness, and a repulsive appearance (Galatians 4:15); (1 Corinthians 2:3); (1 Corinthians 2:4
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...
2 Corinthians 12:7 The Gospel of the Body. A good life of St. Paul would be the best possible exponent of Christian experience. I do not mean an external biography for that we have but a full transcr...
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...
BUT TO KEEP ME. This shows that 2 Corinthians 12:2 speaks of Paul himself. PUFFED UP. One who is puffed up by his visions and experiences, tends to de-emphasize God. In contrast to the boasting of the...
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 12:7 A THORN WAS GIVEN ME (by God, who is sovereign over all things) IN THE FLESH, A MESSENGER OF SATAN. The nature of this “thorn” or “messenger” is uncertain. The...
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...
_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 4:11; 1 Corinthians 5:5; 1 Timothy 3:6; 2 Chronicles 26:16;...
Abundance [υ π ε ρ β ο λ η]. Rev., more correctly, the exceeding greatness. Thorn [σ κ ο λ ο ψ]. Only here in the New Testament. Frequent in classical Greek in the sense of a pale or stake. It occurs...
There was given me — By the wise and gracious providence of God. A thorn in the flesh — A visitation more painful than any thorn sticking in the flesh. A messenger or angel of Satan to buffet me — Per...
Observe here, The great and special sin which St. Paul was in danger of, by the abundance of revelations, namely, the sin of spiritual pride. Learn hence, That heavenly revelations may be matter and o...