...had visions and other revelatory experiences, he prayed to be delivered of a thorn in the flesh and a "messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure." God's response is that "grace is sufficient for thee." Therefore, Paul glories in "distresses for Christ's...

...the lust of the flesh. (Galatians 5:14-16) And that he would repeatedly petition God for its removal; For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.(2 Corinthians 12:8) But he learned from this experience the lesson that dominates this letter:...

...thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. 8For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 9And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness....

...reappeared in a distorted form.' 12. Paul, in II Corinthians 12:7, sayt: 'And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to ere \ me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above...

...unspeakable things, which it is not lawful for a man to utter; and he tells us that lest he should be exalted above measure, through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to him a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan, to buffet him. This thorn in the flesh, Paul did...

...physical bodies, and sees in this permanent dualism a Christed necessity: 'And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations,...might depart from me. And he said unto me, my grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.' (See also 2 Corinthians 4:10-11.)...

...of your dependency on God can resonate in you. II Corinthians 12:7-10 "And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations,...might depart from me. And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for thy strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather...

...misunderstanding about Paul's "thorn in the flesh". 2 Corinthians 7-10 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations,...should be exalted above measure. For this thing I sought the Lord three times, that it might depart from me, And he said to me, My grace is sufficient...

...closer fellowship with Jehovah and become the "friend" of God. PAUL. "And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations,...buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure (2 Cor. 12:7). This "thorn" was sent not because of failure and sin, but as a preventative against...

...of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. 7 And lest 1 should be exalted was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord 8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me, 9 And he said unto me. My...