2 Corinthians 12:7
ContextNETBible | even because of the extraordinary character of the revelations. Therefore, 1 so that I would not become arrogant, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to trouble 2 me – so that I would not become arrogant. 3 |
XREF | Ge 32:25,31; De 8:14; De 17:20; Jud 2:3; 2Ch 26:16; 2Ch 32:25,26,31; Job 2:7; Eze 28:24; Da 5:20; Mt 26:67; Lu 13:16; 1Co 4:11; 1Co 5:5; 2Co 10:5; 2Co 11:20; 2Co 12:1-4; Ga 4:13; 1Ti 3:6 |
NET © Notes |
1 tc Most 2 tn Or “to harass.” 3 tn The phrase “so that I might not become arrogant” is repeated here because it occurs in the Greek text two times in the verse. Although redundant, it is repeated because of the emphatic nature of its affirmation. |