2 Corinthians 12:7⥂
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.
BSB:
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.
Greek:
καὶ τῇ ὑπερβολῇ τῶν ἀποκαλύψεων.¶ Διὸ ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι, ἐδόθη μοι σκόλοψ τῇ σαρκί, ἄγγελος σατανᾶ ἵνα με κολαφίζῃ ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι.
Topics:
AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES • HUMILITY • MESSENGER • MINISTER, CHRISTIAN • PAUL • PRIDE • SATAN • TEMPTATION • THORN • WAR

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Translation Greek Transliteration [morphology] Texts
and καὶ kai CONJ NKO
the τῇ tēa T-DSF NKO
by surpassingness ὑπερβολῇ huperbolēa N-DSF NKO
of the τῶν tōn T-GPF NKO
revelations. ἀποκαλύψεων.¶ apokalupseōn N-GPF NKO
Therefore 1 Διὸ Dio CONJ NO
that ἵνα ina CONJ NKO
not μὴ mē PRT-N NKO
I may become conceited, ὑπεραίρωμαι, huperairōmai V-PPS-1S NKO
was given ἐδόθη edothē V-API-3S NKO
to me μοι moi P-1DS NKO
a thorn σκόλοψ skolops N-NSM NKO
<the> τῇ tēa T-DSF NKO
in [my] flesh, σαρκί, sarki N-DSF NKO
a messenger ἄγγελος angelos N-NSM NKO
of Satan σατανᾶ 2 satana N-GSM-T NKO
that ἵνα ina CONJ NKO
me με me P-1AS NKO
he may buffet κολαφίζῃ kolaphizē V-PAS-3S NKO
so that ἵνα ina CONJ NKO
not μὴ mē PRT-N NKO
I may become conceited. ὑπεραίρωμαι. huperairōmai V-PPS-1S NKO

Word Types and Editions

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  1. Extra Text: Διὸ (Dio) 'Therefore' is only in older manuscripts (NA28+NA27+Tyn+SBL+WH+Treg) ↩

  2. TR+Byz spelled: Σατᾶν ↩