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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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 BLB</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="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">BLB</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="/berean/2_corinthians/12.htm" width="100%" height="32" 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">Berean Literal Bible</div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Paul's Revelation</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>It behooves <i>me</i> to boast; it is not profitable indeed, but I will go on to visions and revelations of <i>the</i> Lord. <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 do not know, or out of the body, I do not know; God knows—such a man, having been caught up to <i>the</i> third heaven. <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 out of the body, I do not know; God knows— <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>that he was caught up into Paradise, and he heard inexpressible words, not being permitted to man to speak. </p><p class="hdg">Paul's Thorn and God's Grace</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Concerning such a man I will boast; but concerning myself I will not boast, except in the weaknesses. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>For if I should desire to boast, I will not be a fool, for I will be speaking <i>the</i> truth. But I refrain, lest anyone should credit to me more than what he sees in me, or anyone hears of me, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>and the surpassingness of the revelations.</p><p class="reg"> Therefore, that I should not become conceited, a thorn in <i>my</i> flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan, that he might buffet me, so that I should not become conceited. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Three times I begged the Lord for this, that it might depart from me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And He said to me, <span class="red">“My grace suffices you, for the power is perfected in weakness.”</span> Therefore will I boast rather most gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, and difficulties for Christ; for when I might be weak, then I am strong. </p><p class="hdg">Concern for the Corinthians</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>I have become a fool; you compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you, for in no way was I inferior to those “most eminent apostles,” even though I am nothing. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For the signs of the apostle were performed among you in all perseverance, and in signs, and wonders, and miracles. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For in what is it that you were inferior beyond the rest <i>of the</i> churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong! </p><p class="reg"><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 burden <i>you</i>. For I do not seek what <i>is</i> yours, but you. For the children ought not to treasure up for the parents, but the parents for the children. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Now I will spend most gladly, and will be utterly spent, for your souls. If loving you more abundantly, am I loved less? </p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>But be it so, I did not burden you; but being crafty, I caught you by trickery. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>By any of whom I have sent to you, did I exploit you by him? <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>I urged Titus <i>to go</i>, and sent with <i>him</i> <i>our</i> brother. Did Titus exploit you? Did we not walk in the same spirit? Not in the same steps? </p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Have you been thinking all along that we have been making a defense to you? We speak in Christ before God, but all things, beloved, for your edification. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>For I fear lest perhaps having come, I may not find you such as I wish, and I might be found by you such as you do not wish; lest perhaps <i>there may be</i> quarreling, jealousy, anger, contentions, slander, gossip, conceit, disorder; <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>lest of my having come again, my God should humble me as to you, and I should mourn over many of those having before sinned and not having repented of the impurity, and sexual immorality, and sensuality that they have practiced.<A name="fn"><br /><br /><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible<br /><a href="//berean.bible">www.Berean.Bible</a><br /><br /><a href="//literalbible.com">Berean Literal Bible (BLB)</a><br />© 2016 by <a href="//biblehub.com">Bible Hub</a> and <a href="//berean.bible">Berean.Bible</a><br />Used by Permission. 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