The Thorn in the Flesh 7And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, athorn in the flesh was given to me,a messenger of Satan to[b]buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.8Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might ...
7 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. 8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me...
"Conceited" (NIV), "too elated" (NRSV), "exalted above measure" (KJV) is hyperairō, "to have an undue sense of one's self-importance, rise up, exalt oneself, be elated."[426] To prevent pride, Paul "was given" a "thorn in the flesh." But what that thorn was and why it ...
7 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. 8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me...
12It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to th...