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2 Corinthians 12:7

or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

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ASV

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 exalted overmuch.

KJV

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 measure.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τῇtēatheG3588 →
ὑπερβολῇhuperbolēaby surpassingnessG5236 →
τῶνtōnof theG3588 →
ἀποκαλύψεων.¶apokalupseōnrevelations.G602 →
ΔιὸDioThereforeG1352 →
ἵναinathatG2443 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
ὑπεραίρωμαι,huperairōmaiI may become conceited,G5229 →
ἐδόθηedothēwas givenG1325 →
μοιmoito meG3165 →
σκόλοψskolopsa thornG4647 →
τῇtēa<the>G3588 →
σαρκί,sarkiin [my] flesh,G4561 →
ἄγγελοςangelosa messengerG32 →
σατανᾶsatanaof SatanG4567 →
ἵναinathatG2443 →
μεmemeG3165 →
κολαφίζῃkolaphizēhe may buffetG2852 →
ἵναinaso thatG2443 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
ὑπεραίρωμαι.huperairōmaiI may become conceited.G5229 →

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Numbers 33:55But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle.Judges 2:3So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”2 Chronicles 32:25–26But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.Romans 12:3For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.Job 1:12“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.1 Corinthians 5:5hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.Genesis 32:31The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.Galatians 4:13You know that it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you.Psalms 30:6In prosperity I said, “I will never be shaken.”Revelation 12:7Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.1 Timothy 3:6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.Daniel 5:20But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.Job 2:7So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.2 Chronicles 26:16But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.Deuteronomy 8:14then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.2 Corinthians 12:1I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.Genesis 32:25When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled.2 Chronicles 32:31And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.

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