2 Corinthians 12:1
To boast is not suitable for me; I will come to visions and revelations from the Lord.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
In Context
Cross References
John 16:7But yet I tell you the truth: it is profitable for you that I go away. For if I go not away, the Paraclete will not come to you. But if I go away, I will send him to you.
Acts 9:10Now there was a certain disciple in Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision: Ananias. He answered: Behold me, Lord.
Acts 22:17And it came to pass, after I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance,
Acts 26:13at midday, while I was on the road, I saw, O King, a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and those who journeyed with me.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 12:1
In this chapter the apostle proceeds in maintaining the honour of his apostleship. He magnified his office when there were those who vilified it. What he says in his own praise was only in his own justification and the necessary defence of the honour of his ministry, the preservation of which was necessary to its success. First, He makes mention of the favour God had shown him, the honour done him, the methods God took to keep him humble, and the use he made of this dispensation, ver. 1-10 . Then he addresses… Read the whole commentary →