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2 Corinthians 12:8

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And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.	For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.	And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For^G5228 this thing^G5127 I besought^G3870 the Lord^G2962 thrice^G5151, that^G2443 it might depart^G868 from^G575 me^G1700.

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Original Greek

ὑπὲρ τούτου τρὶς τὸν Κύριον παρεκάλεσα ἵνα ἀποστῇ ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ὑπὲρ	huper	G5228	PREP	For
τούτου	toutou	G5127	D-GSM	this thing
τρὶς	tris	G5151	ADV	thrice
τὸν	ton	G3588	T-ASM	the
Κύριον	Kurion	G2962	N-ASM	Lord
παρεκάλεσα	parekalesa	G3870	V-AAI-1S	I besought
ἵνα	hina	G2443	CONJ	that
ἀποστῇ	apostē	G868	V-2AAS-3S	it might depart
ἀπ’	ap’	G575	PREP	from
ἐμοῦ.	emou	G1700	P-1GS	me

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G575 — ἀπό (apó, apo'): from, away from — a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):--(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
• G868 — ἀφίστημι (aphístēmi, af-is'-tay-mee): I lead away, seduce, depart, abstain from — from ἀπό and ἵστημι; to remove, i.e. (actively) instigate to revolt; usually (reflexively) to desist, desert, etc.:--depart, draw (fall) away, refrain, withdraw self.
• G1700 — ἐμοῦ (emoû, em-oo'): a prolonged form of μόχθος; of me:--me, mine, my.
• G2443 — ἵνα (hína, hin'-ah): in order that, so that — probably from the same as the former part of ἑαυτοῦ (through the demonstrative idea; compare ὁ); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result):--albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to. Compare ἵνα μή.
• G2962 — κύριος (kýrios, koo'-ree-os): lord, Lord, master, sir — from (supremacy); supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title):-- God, Lord, master, Sir.
• G3870 — παρακαλέω (parakaléō, par-ak-al-eh'-o): I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort — from παρά and καλέω; to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation):--beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give) exhort(-ation), intreat, pray.
• G5127 — τούτου (toútou, too'-too): genitive case singular masculine or neuter of οὗτος; of (from or concerning) this (person or thing):--here(-by), him, it, + such manner of, that, thence(-forth), thereabout, this, thus.
• G5151 — τρίς (trís, trece): three times — adverb from τρεῖς; three times:--three times, thrice.
• G5228 — ὑπέρ (hypér, hoop-er'): in behalf of, above — a primary preposition; "over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than:--(+ exceeding, abundantly) above, in (on) behalf of, beyond, by, + very chiefest, concerning, exceeding (above, -ly), for, + very highly, more (than), of, over, on the part of, for sake of, in stead, than, to(-ward), very. In the comparative, it retains many of the above applications.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

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