2 Corinthians 12:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Corinthians 12:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
ὑπερβολῇ
hyperbolḗ
G5236
excess
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ἀποκαλύψεων
apokálypsis
G602
disclosure
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ὑπεραίρωμαι
hyperaíromai
G5229
to exalt oneself
ἐδόθη
dídōmi
G1325
to give
μοι
egṓ
G1473
I
σκόλοψ
skólops
G4647
stake
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
σαρκί
sárx
G4561
flesh
ἄγγελος
ángelos
G32
angel
σατανᾶ
Satanâs
G4567
Satan
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
με
egṓ
G1473
I
κολαφίζῃ
kolaphízō
G2852
to strike
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ὑπεραίρωμαι
hyperaíromai
G5229
to exalt oneself
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World English Bible Public Domain
By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted excessively.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And because of the surpassing of the revelations, therefore, so that I would not become arrogant, a thorn in the flesh was given to me—a messenger of Satan—so that he might buffet me, so that I would not become arrogant.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).