2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 12:7

⁷or because of these surpassingly great revelations.

So to keep me from becoming conceited,^a I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

Footnotes

a 12:7 Some translators end the previous paragraph after verse 6, and begin verse 7 with So to keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations,

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
or	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
because of these	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
surpassingly great	ὑπερβολῇ	hyperbolē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5236 surpassing excellence, exceedingly
revelations	ἀποκαλύψεων	apokalypseōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G602 an unveiling, uncovering, revealing
So	Διὸ	Dio	Conjunction	G1352 wherefore
to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
keep me from becoming conceited	ὑπεραίρωμαι	hyperairōmai	Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular	G5229 I raise beyond, uplift
I	μοι	moi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
was given	ἐδόθη	edothē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
a thorn	σκόλοψ	skolops	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4647 a stake or thorn
in	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
flesh	σαρκί	sarki	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4561 flesh, body
a messenger	ἄγγελος	angelos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G32 an angel, messenger
of Satan	Σατανᾶ	Satana	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4567 an adversary, Satan
to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
torment	κολαφίζῃ	kolaphizē	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2852 I strike with the fist, maltreat
me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.