2 Corinthians 12:9

The Thorn in the Flesh

7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a ^athorn in the flesh was given to me, ^ba messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.

8 ^aConcerning 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 ^aI will rather boast in my infirmities, ^bthat the power of Christ may rest upon me.

10 Therefore ^aI take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. ^bFor when I am weak, then I am strong.

Signs of an Apostle

11 I have become ^aa fool in boasting; you have compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you; for ^bin nothing was I behind the most eminent apostles, though ^cI am nothing.

12 ^aTruly the signs of an apostle were accomplished among you with all perseverance, in signs and ^bwonders and mighty ^cdeeds.

13 For what is it in which you were inferior to other churches, except that I myself was not burdensome to you? Forgive me this wrong!

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II Corinthians 12:9 My grace is sufficient for thee. The Lord answered his prayer, not by removing the thorn, but by giving grace to bear it, and by the assurance that Paul's sense of weakness, caused by it, fitted him to receive the divine strength. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities. Because his infirmities fit him to enjoy the power that Christ bestows. What was true of Paul is true of every saint. It is when we feel our weakness that God strengthens us.

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