2 Coríntios 12

The Thorn in the Flesh

7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a *Num. 33:55; Ezek. 28:24; Hos. 2:6; Gal. 4:13, 14thorn in the flesh was given to me, *Job 2:7; Matt. 4:10; Luke 13:16; (1 Cor. 5:5)a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. 8 *Deut. 3:23; Matt. 26:44Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. 9 And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly *2 Cor. 11:30I will rather boast in my infirmities, *(1 Pet. 4:14)that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore *(Rom. 5:3; 8:35)I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. *2 Cor. 13:4For when I am weak, then I am strong.