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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>2 Corinthians 12 Worrell New Testament</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/2_corinthians/12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/2_corinthians/12-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">WOR</a> > 2 Corinthians 12</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_corinthians/11.htm" title="2 Corinthians 11">◄</a> 2 Corinthians 12 <a href="../2_corinthians/13.htm" title="2 Corinthians 13">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Worrell New Testament</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/12-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Paul’s Revelation<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>It is needful <i>for me</i> to glory, <i>though</i>, indeed, not profitable; but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in <i>the</i> 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. <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And I know such a man (whether in <i>the</i> body, or apart from the body, I know not, God knoweth), <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>that he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unutterable sayings, which it is not lawful for a man to speak. <A name="6"></a><p class="hdg">Paul’s Thorn and God’s Grace<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>On behalf of such a one I will glory; but on my own behalf I will not glory, except in my weaknesses. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>For, if I should desire to glory, I would not be foolish, for I shall be speaking truth; but I forbear, lest some one should think, in regard to me, above what he sees me <i>to be</i>, or hears from me.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And, that I might not be exalted overmuch by the exceeding greatness of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I might not be exalted overmuch. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Concerning this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And He hath said to me, <FR>"My grace is sufficient for you; for My power is made perfect in weakness."<Fr> Most gladly, therefore, will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Wherefore, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then am I powerful.<p> <A name="12"></a><p class="hdg">Paul’s Concern for the Corinthians<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>I have become foolish; ye compelled me; for I ought to be commended by you; for in nothing was I inferior to the most eminent apostles, even if I <i>am</i> nothing. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought out among you in all patience, by signs and wonders and mighty works. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For what is there in which ye were made inferior to the rest of the assemblies, except that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong!<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Behold, this third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be burdensome to you; for I seek not yours, but you; for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I <i>to be</i> loved the less? <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>But be it <i>so</i>, I did not burden you; but, being crafty, I caught you with guile. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Did I gain advantage over you through any one <i>of those</i> whom I have sent to you? <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>I entreated Titus, and sent with <i>him</i> the brother. Did Titus take advantage of you? Did we not walk in the same spirit? <i>did we</i> not <i>walk</i> in the same steps?<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Think ye all this time that we are excusing ourselves to you? Before God in Christ we are speaking; and all, beloved, for your edification. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I desire, and that I, too, should be found by you such as ye do not desire; lest, by any means, <i>there should be</i> strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults; <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>lest, when I come again, my God should humble me before you, and I should mourn for many of those who have heretofore sinned, and repented not of the uncleanness, and fornication and lasciviousness which they practiced.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Worrell New Testament (1904)<br><br>Digital Text Courtesy <a href="https://theword.net">TheWord.net Bible Software</a>.<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</a>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../2_corinthians/11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Corinthians 11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_corinthians/13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Corinthians 13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>