2 Corinthians 12
Paul describes his visions and revelations from Christos, including being caught up to the third heaven, and then discusses his 'thorn in the flesh'—a messenger of Satan sent to keep him from being exalted.[1][2] When Paul begged Theós three times to remove it, Theós responded that His grace is sufficient and His power is made perfect in weakness, leading Paul to rejoice in his infirmities so that the power of Christos may work through him.[2]
Interlinear Text
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καυχᾶσθαι
kauchasthai
V PRS MID INF
δεῖ
dei
V PRS ACT IND 3P SG
οὐ
ou
ADV
συμφέρον
sumpheron
V PRS ACT PTCP NOM N SG
μέν
men
ADV
ἐλεύσομαι
eleusomai
V FUT MID IND 1P SG
δὲ
de
CONJ
εἰς
eis
PREP ACC
ὀπτασίας
optasias
N ACC F PL
καὶ
kai
CONJ
ἀποκαλύψεις
apokalupseis
N ACC F PL
Κυρίου
kuriou
N GEN M SG
2
οἶδα
oida
V PRF ACT IND 1P SG
ἄνθρωπον
anthropon
N ACC M SG
ἐν
en
PREP DAT
Χριστῷ
christo
N DAT M SG
πρὸ
pro
PREP GEN
ἐτῶν
eton
N GEN N PL
δεκατεσσάρων
dekatessaron
DET GEN N PL
εἴτε
eite
PART
ἐν
en-2
PREP DAT
σώματι
somati
N DAT N SG
οὐκ
ouk
ADV
οἶδα
oida-2
V PRF ACT IND 1P SG
εἴτε
eite-2
CONJ.C
ἐκτὸς
ektos
PREP GEN
τοῦ
tou
ART GEN N SG
σώματος
somatos
N GEN N SG
οὐκ
ouk-2
ADV
οἶδα
oida-3
V PRF ACT IND 1P SG
ὁ
o
ART NOM M SG
Θεὸς
theos
N NOM M SG
οἶδεν
oiden
V PRF ACT IND 3P SG
ἁρπαγέντα
arpagenta
V AOR PASS PTCP ACC M SG
τὸν
ton
ART ACC M SG
τοιοῦτον
toiouton
PRO.D ACC M SG
ἕως
eos
PREP GEN
τρίτου
tritou
DET GEN M SG
οὐρανοῦ
ouranou
N GEN M SG
3
καὶ
kai
CONJ
οἶδα
oida
V PRF ACT IND 1P SG
τὸν
ton
ART ACC M SG
τοιοῦτον
toiouton
DET ACC M SG
ἄνθρωπον
anthropon
N ACC M SG
εἴτε
eite
PART
ἐν
en
PREP DAT
σώματι
somati
N DAT N SG
εἴτε
eite-2
CONJ.C
χωρὶς
choris
PREP GEN
τοῦ
tou
ART GEN N SG
σώματος
somatos
N GEN N SG
οὐκ
ouk
ADV
οἶδα
oida-2
V PRF ACT IND 1P SG
ὁ
o
ART NOM M SG
Θεὸς
theos
N NOM M SG
οἶδεν
oiden
V PRF ACT IND 3P SG
4
ὅτι
oti
CONJ.S
ἡρπάγη
erpage
V AOR PASS IND 3P SG
εἰς
eis
PREP ACC
τὸν
ton
ART ACC M SG
Παράδεισον
paradeison
N ACC M SG
καὶ
kai
CONJ
ἤκουσεν
ekousen
V AOR ACT IND 3P SG
ἄρρητα
arreta
ADJ.A ACC N PL
ῥήματα
remata
N ACC N PL
ἃ
a
PRO.R ACC N PL
οὐκ
ouk
ADV
ἐξὸν
exon
V PRS ACT PTCP NOM N SG
ἀνθρώπῳ
anthropo
N DAT M SG
λαλῆσαι
lalesai
V AOR ACT INF
5
ὑπὲρ
uper
PREP GEN
τοῦ
tou
ART GEN M SG
τοιούτου
toioutou
PRO.D GEN M SG
καυχήσομαι
kauchesomai
V FUT MID IND 1P SG
ὑπὲρ
uper-2
PREP GEN
δὲ
de
CONJ
ἐμαυτοῦ
emautou
PRO.X 1P GEN M SG
οὐ
ou
ADV
καυχήσομαι
kauchesomai-2
V FUT MID IND 1P SG
εἰ
ei
PREP
μὴ
me
ADV
ἐν
en
PREP DAT
ταῖς
tais
DET.P DAT F PL
ἀσθενείαις
astheneiais
N DAT F PL
6
ἐὰν
ean
CONJ.S
γὰρ
gar
CONJ
θελήσω
theleso
V AOR ACT SUBJ 1P SG
καυχήσασθαι
kauchesasthai
V AOR MID INF
οὐκ
ouk
ADV
ἔσομαι
esomai
V FUT MID IND 1P SG
ἄφρων
aphron
ADJ.P NOM M SG
ἀλήθειαν
aletheian
N ACC F SG
γὰρ
gar-2
CONJ
ἐρῶ
ero
V FUT ACT IND 1P SG
φείδομαι
pheidomai
V PRS MID IND 1P SG
δέ
de
CONJ
μή
me
CONJ.S
τις
tis
PRO.I NOM M SG
εἰς
eis
PREP ACC
ἐμὲ
eme
PRO.P 1P ACC SG
λογίσηται
logisetai
V AOR MID SUBJ 3P SG
ὑπὲρ
uper
PREP ACC
ὃ
o
PRO.R ACC N SG
βλέπει
blepei
V PRS ACT IND 3P SG
με
me-2
PRO.P 1P ACC SG
ἢ
e
CONJ
ἀκούει
akouei
V PRS ACT IND 3P SG
ἐξ
ex
PREP GEN
ἐμοῦ
emou
PRO.P 1P GEN SG
7
καὶ
kai
CONJ
τῇ
te
ART DAT F SG
ὑπερβολῇ
uperbole
N DAT F SG
τῶν
ton
ART GEN F PL
ἀποκαλύψεων
apokalupseon
N GEN F PL
διὸ
dio
CONJ
ἵνα
ina
CONJ.S
μὴ
me
ADV
ὑπεραίρωμαι
uperairomai
V PRS PASS SUBJ 1P SG
ἐδόθη
edothe
V AOR PASS IND 3P SG
μοι
moi
PRO.P 1P DAT SG
σκόλοψ
skolops
N NOM M SG
τῇ
te-2
DET.P DAT F SG
σαρκί
sarki
N DAT F SG
ἄγγελος
aggelos
N NOM M SG
Σατανᾶ
satana
N GEN M SG
ἵνα
ina-2
CONJ.S
με
me-2
PRO.P 1P ACC SG
κολαφίζῃ
kolaphize
V PRS ACT SUBJ 3P SG
ἵνα
ina-3
CONJ.S
μὴ
me-3
ADV
ὑπεραίρωμαι
uperairomai-2
V PRS PASS SUBJ 1P SG
9
καὶ
kai
CONJ
εἴρηκέν
eireken
V PRF ACT IND 3P SG
μοι
moi
PRO.P 1P DAT SG
ἀρκεῖ
arkei
V PRS ACT IND 3P SG
σοι
soi
PRO.P 2P DAT SG
ἡ
e
ART NOM F SG
χάρις
charis
N NOM F SG
μου
mou
PRO.P 1P GEN SG
ἡ
e-2
ART NOM F SG
γὰρ
gar
CONJ
δύναμις
dunamis
N NOM F SG
ἐν
en
PREP DAT
ἀσθενείᾳ
astheneia
N DAT F SG
τελεῖται
teleitai
V PRS PASS IND 3P SG
ἥδιστα
edista
ADV SUPL
οὖν
oun
CONJ
μᾶλλον
mallon
ADV
καυχήσομαι
kauchesomai
V FUT MID IND 1P SG
ἐν
en-2
PREP DAT
ταῖς
tais
ART DAT F PL
ἀσθενείαις
astheneiais
N DAT F PL
μου
mou-2
PRO.P 1P GEN SG
ἵνα
ina
CONJ.S
ἐπισκηνώσῃ
episkenose
V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG
ἐπ’
ep
PREP ACC
ἐμὲ
eme
PRO.P 1P ACC SG
ἡ
e-3
ART NOM F SG
δύναμις
dunamis-2
N NOM F SG
τοῦ
tou
ART GEN M SG
Χριστοῦ
christou
N GEN M SG
10
διὸ
dio
CONJ
εὐδοκῶ
eudoko
V PRS ACT IND 1P SG
ἐν
en
PREP DAT
ἀσθενείαις
astheneiais
N DAT F PL
ἐν
en-2
PREP DAT
ὕβρεσιν
ubresin
N DAT F PL
ἐν
en-3
PREP DAT
ἀνάγκαις
anagkais
N DAT F PL
ἐν
en-4
PREP DAT
διωγμοῖς
diogmois
N DAT M PL
καὶ
kai
CONJ
στενοχωρίαις
stenochoriais
N DAT F PL
ὑπὲρ
uper
PREP GEN
Χριστοῦ
christou
N GEN M SG
ὅταν
otan
CONJ.S
γὰρ
gar
CONJ
ἀσθενῶ
astheno
V PRS ACT SUBJ 1P SG
τότε
tote
ADV
δυνατός
dunatos
ADJ.P NOM M SG
εἰμι
eimi
V PRS ACT IND 1P SG
11
γέγονα
gegona
V PRF ACT IND 1P SG
ἄφρων
aphron
ADJ.P NOM M SG
ὑμεῖς
umeis
PRO.P 2P NOM PL
με
me
PRO.P 1P ACC SG
ἠναγκάσατε
enagkasate
V AOR ACT IND 2P PL
ἐγὼ
ego
PRO.P 1P NOM SG
γὰρ
gar
CONJ
ὤφειλον
opheilon
V IMPF ACT IND 1P SG
ὑφ’
uph
PREP GEN
ὑμῶν
umon
PRO.P 2P GEN PL
συνίστασθαι
sunistasthai
V PRS PASS INF
οὐδὲν
ouden
PRO.I ACC N SG
γὰρ
gar-2
CONJ
ὑστέρησα
usteresa
V AOR ACT IND 1P SG
τῶν
ton
ART GEN M PL
ὑπέρλίαν
uperlian
ADV
ἀποστόλων
apostolon
N GEN M PL
εἰ
ei
CONJ.S
καὶ
kai
ADV
οὐδέν
ouden-2
PRO.I NOM N SG
εἰμι
eimi
V PRS ACT IND 1P SG
12
τὰ
ta
ART NOM N PL
μὲν
men
T
σημεῖα
semeia
N NOM N PL
τοῦ
tou
ART GEN M SG
ἀποστόλου
apostolou
N GEN M SG
κατειργάσθη
kateirgasthe
V AOR PASS IND 3P SG
ἐν
en
PREP DAT
ὑμῖν
umin
PRO.P 2P DAT PL
ἐν
en-2
PREP DAT
πάσῃ
pase
QUAN DAT F SG
ὑπομονῇ
upomone
N DAT F SG
σημείοις
semeiois
N DAT N PL
τε
te
CONJ
καὶ
kai
CONJ
τέρασιν
terasin
N DAT N PL
καὶ
kai-2
CONJ
δυνάμεσιν
dunamesin
N DAT F PL
13
τί
ti
PRO.Q NOM N SG
γάρ
gar
CONJ
ἐστιν
estin
V PRS ACT IND 3P SG
ὃ
o
PRO.D ACC N SG
ἡσσώθητε
essothete
V AOR PASS IND 2P PL
ὑπὲρ
uper
PREP ACC
τὰς
tas
ART ACC F PL
λοιπὰς
loipas
QUAN ACC F PL
ἐκκλησίας
ekklesias
N ACC F PL
εἰ
ei
PREP
μὴ
me
ADV
ὅτι
oti
CONJ.S
αὐτὸς
autos
PRO.X 1P NOM M SG
ἐγὼ
ego
PRO.P 1P NOM SG
οὐ
ou
ADV
κατενάρκησα
katenarkesa
V AOR ACT IND 1P SG
ὑμῶν
umon
PRO.P 2P GEN PL
χαρίσασθέ
charisasthe
V AOR MID IMP 2P PL
μοι
moi
PRO.P 1P DAT SG
τὴν
ten
ART ACC F SG
ἀδικίαν
adikian
N ACC F SG
ταύτην
tauten
DET ACC F SG
14
ἰδοὺ
idou
INTJ
τρίτον
triton
ADJ.S ACC N SG
τοῦτο
touto
DET ACC N SG
ἑτοίμως
etoimos
ADV
ἔχω
echo
V PRS ACT IND 1P SG
ἐλθεῖν
elthein
V AOR ACT INF
πρὸς
pros
PREP ACC
ὑμᾶς
umas
PRO.P 2P ACC PL
καὶ
kai
CONJ
οὐ
ou
ADV
καταναρκήσω
katanarkeso
V FUT ACT IND 1P SG
οὐ
ou-2
PART
γὰρ
gar
CONJ
ζητῶ
zeto
V PRS ACT IND 1P SG
τὰ
ta
PRO.R ACC N PL
ὑμῶν
umon
PRO.P 2P GEN PL
ἀλλὰ
alla
CONJ.C
ὑμᾶς
umas-2
PRO.P 2P ACC PL
οὐ
ou-3
PART
γὰρ
gar-2
CONJ
ὀφείλει
opheilei
V PRS ACT IND 3P SG
τὰ
ta-2
ART NOM N PL
τέκνα
tekna
N NOM N PL
τοῖς
tois
ART DAT M PL
γονεῦσιν
goneusin
N DAT M PL
θησαυρίζειν
thesaurizein
V PRS ACT INF
ἀλλὰ
alla-2
CONJ.C
οἱ
oi
ART NOM M PL
γονεῖς
goneis
N NOM M PL
τοῖς
tois-2
ART DAT N PL
τέκνοις
teknois
N DAT N PL
15
ἐγὼ
ego
PRO.P 1P NOM SG
δὲ
de
CONJ
ἥδιστα
edista
ADV SUPL
δαπανήσω
dapaneso
V FUT ACT IND 1P SG
καὶ
kai
CONJ
ἐκδαπανηθήσομαι
ekdapanethesomai
V FUT PASS IND 1P SG
ὑπὲρ
uper
PREP GEN
τῶν
ton
ART GEN F PL
ψυχῶν
psuchon
N GEN F PL
ὑμῶν
umon
PRO.P 2P GEN PL
εἰ
ei
CONJ.S
περισσοτέρως
perissoteros
ADV COMP
ὑμᾶς
umas
PRO.P 2P ACC PL
ἀγαπῶν
agapon
V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG
ἧσσον
esson
ADV COMP
ἀγαπῶμαι
agapomai
V PRS PASS IND 1P SG
16
ἔστω
esto
V PRS ACT IMP 3P SG
δέ
de
CONJ
ἐγὼ
ego
PRO.P 1P NOM SG
οὐ
ou
ADV
κατεβάρησα
katebaresa
V AOR ACT IND 1P SG
ὑμᾶς
umas
PRO.P 2P ACC PL
ἀλλὰ
alla
CONJ
ὑπάρχων
uparchon
V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG
πανοῦργος
panourgos
ADJ.P NOM M SG
δόλῳ
dolo
N DAT M SG
ὑμᾶς
umas-2
PRO.P 2P ACC PL
ἔλαβον
elabon
V AOR ACT IND 1P SG
18
παρεκάλεσα
parekalesa
V AOR ACT IND 1P SG
Τίτον
titon
N ACC M SG
καὶ
kai
CONJ
συναπέστειλα
sunapesteila
V AOR ACT IND 1P SG
τὸν
ton
ART ACC M SG
ἀδελφόν
adelphon
N ACC M SG
μήτι
meti
T
ἐπλεονέκτησεν
epleonektesen
V AOR ACT IND 3P SG
ὑμᾶς
umas
PRO.P 2P ACC PL
Τίτος
titos
N NOM M SG
οὐ
ou
T
τῷ
to
ART DAT N SG
αὐτῷ
auto
DET DAT N SG
πνεύματι
pneumati
N DAT N SG
περιεπατήσαμεν
periepatesamen
V AOR ACT IND 1P PL
οὐ
ou-2
T
τοῖς
tois
ART DAT N PL
αὐτοῖς
autois
DET DAT N PL
ἴχνεσιν
ichnesin
N DAT N PL
19
πάλαι
palai
ADV
δοκεῖτε
dokeite
V PRS ACT IND 2P PL
ὅτι
oti
CONJ.S
ὑμῖν
umin
PRO.P 2P DAT PL
ἀπολογούμεθα
apologoumetha
V PRS MID IND 1P PL
κατέναντι
katenanti
PREP GEN
Θεοῦ
theou
N GEN M SG
ἐν
en
PREP DAT
Χριστῷ
christo
N DAT M SG
λαλοῦμεν
laloumen
V PRS ACT IND 1P PL
τὰ
ta
PRO.D NOM N PL
δὲ
de
CONJ
πάντα
panta
QUAN NOM N PL
ἀγαπητοί
agapetoi
ADJ.S VOC M PL
ὑπὲρ
uper
PREP GEN
τῆς
tes
ART GEN F SG
ὑμῶν
umon
PRO.P 2P GEN PL
οἰκοδομῆς
oikodomes
N GEN F SG
20
φοβοῦμαι
phoboumai
V PRS MID IND 1P SG
γὰρ
gar
CONJ
μή
me
CONJ.S
πως
pos
ADV
ἐλθὼν
elthon
V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M SG
οὐχ
ouch
ADV
οἵους
oious
PRO.R ACC M PL
θέλω
thelo
V PRS ACT IND 1P SG
εὕρω
euro
V AOR ACT SUBJ 1P SG
ὑμᾶς
umas
PRO.P 2P ACC PL
κἀγὼ
kago
PRO.P 1P NOM SG
εὑρεθῶ
euretho
V AOR PASS SUBJ 1P SG
ὑμῖν
umin
PRO.P 2P DAT PL
οἷον
oion
PRO.R ACC M SG
οὐ
ou
ADV
θέλετε
thelete
V PRS ACT IND 2P PL
μή
me-2
CONJ.S
πως
pos-2
ADV
ἔρις
eris
N NOM F SG
ζῆλος
zelos
N NOM M SG
θυμοί
thumoi
N NOM M PL
ἐριθεῖαι
eritheiai
N NOM F PL
καταλαλιαί
katalaliai
N NOM F PL
ψιθυρισμοί
psithurismoi
N NOM M PL
φυσιώσεις
phusioseis
N NOM F PL
ἀκαταστασίαι
akatastasiai
N NOM F PL
21
μὴ
me
CONJ.S
πάλιν
palin
ADV
ἐλθόντος
elthontos
V AOR ACT PTCP GEN M SG
μου
mou
PRO.P 1P GEN SG
ταπεινώσῃ
tapeinose
V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG
με
me-2
PRO.P 1P ACC SG
ὁ
o
ART NOM M SG
Θεός
theos
N NOM M SG
μου
mou-2
PRO.P 1P GEN SG
πρὸς
pros
PREP ACC
ὑμᾶς
umas
PRO.P 2P ACC PL
καὶ
kai
CONJ
πενθήσω
pentheso
V AOR ACT SUBJ 1P SG
πολλοὺς
pollous
PRO.I ACC M PL
τῶν
ton
PRO.D GEN M PL
προημαρτηκότων
proemartekoton
V PRF ACT PTCP GEN M PL
καὶ
kai-2
CONJ
μὴ
me-3
ADV
μετανοησάντων
metanoesanton
V AOR ACT PTCP GEN M PL
ἐπὶ
epi
PREP DAT
τῇ
te
ART DAT F SG
ἀκαθαρσίᾳ
akatharsia
N DAT F SG
καὶ
kai-3
CONJ
πορνείᾳ
porneia
N DAT F SG
καὶ
kai-4
CONJ
ἀσελγείᾳ
aselgeia
N DAT F SG
ᾗ
e
PRO.D DAT F SG
ἔπραξαν
epraxan
V AOR ACT IND 3P PL