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# Connecting Statement:
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As Paul defends his apostleship from God, he tells of the weakness that God gave him to keep him humble.
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# General Information:
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When Paul speaks of his "thorn in the flesh," he reveals that he is the "man" he spoke of in [2 Corinthians 12:2-5](./01.md).
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# heard from me. I will also keep from boasting because of the extraordinary kind of those revelations. Therefore, so I would not be puffed up with pride, a thorn
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Another possible meaning is "heard from me. Therefore, so I would not be puffed up with pride because of the extraordinary kind of those revelations, a thorn."
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# will think more of me than what is seen
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"gives me more credit than what is seen"
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# because of the extraordinary kind of those revelations
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"because those revelations were so different from anything anyone else had ever seen"
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# Therefore, so I would not be puffed up with pride
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"To keep me from being full of pride"
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# puffed up
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filled with air and so larger than is normal
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# a thorn in the flesh was given to me
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "God gave me a thorn in the flesh" or "God allowed me to have a thorn in the flesh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# a thorn in the flesh
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Here Paul's physical problems are compared to a "thorn" piercing his "flesh." AT: affliction" or "a physical problem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# messenger from Satan
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"servant of Satan"
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# to harass me
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"to torment me"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/boast]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/foolish]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/true]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/reveal]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/proud]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/flesh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/messenger]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/satan]] |