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2 Corinthians 12:5

About such a man I will boast, but about myself I will not boast except as regards my weaknesses.

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In The King James Version

Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.

In Context

4Was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable things of which no human being may tell.

6Yet if I choose to boast, I will not be a fool; for I will be speaking no more than the truth. But I refrain, in case anyone should credit me with more than he can see in me or hear from me, and because of the marvelous character of the revelations.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 2:3Indeed, when I came among you, I was weak, and full of fears, and in great anxiety.

2 Corinthians 12:9But his reply has been – ‘My help is enough for you; for my strength attains its perfection in the midst of weakness.’ Most gladly, then, will I boast all the more of my weaknesses, so that the strength of the Christ may overshadow me.

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 12:2-11

The Apostle's Rapture. ( a. d. 57.) 1 It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I 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 the third heaven. 3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) 4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for… Read the whole commentary →

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