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Second Epistle to the Corinthians, Chapter 12

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2 Corinthians 12 NWT - New World Translation2 Corinthians 12 NWT - New World Translation

Chapter 12 of 2 Corinthians—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ I have to boast. It is not beneficial; but I shall pass on to supernatural visions1 and revelations of [the] Lord.
  2. I know a man in union with Christ who, fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know; God knows—was caught away2 as such to the third heaven.
  3. Yes, I know such a man—whether in the body or apart from the body,3 I do not know,[a] God knows—
  4. that he was caught away into paradise[b]4 and heard unutterable words which it is not lawful for a man to speak.
  5. Over such a man[c] I will boast, but I will not boast over myself, except as respects [my] weaknesses.5
  6. For if I ever do want to boast,6 I shall not be unreasonable, for I shall say the truth. But I abstain, in order that no one should put to my credit more than what he sees I am or he hears from me,
  7. just because of the excess[d] of the revelations.
    ¶ Therefore, that I might not feel overly exalted,7 there was given me a thorn[e] in the flesh,8 an angel of Satan, to keep slapping me, that I might not be overly exalted.
  8. In this behalf I three times9 entreated the Lord that it might depart from me;
  9. and yet he really said to me: “My undeserved kindness is sufficient10 for you; for [my] power is being made perfect in weakness.”11 Most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast as respects my weaknesses,12 that the power of the Christ may like a tent remain over me.
  10. Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in cases of need, in persecutions and difficulties, for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am powerful.13
  11. ¶ I have become unreasonable. YOU compelled me14 to, for I ought to have been recommended by YOU. For I did not prove to be inferior to [YOUR] superfine15 apostles in a single thing, even if I am nothing.16
  12. Indeed, the signs of an apostle17 were produced among YOU by all endurance,18 and by signs and portents and powerful works.[f]19
  13. For in what respect is it that YOU became less than the rest of the congregations, except that I myself did not become a burden to YOU?20 Kindly forgive me this wrong.
  14. ¶ Look! This is the third time21 I am ready to come to YOU, and yet I will not become a burden. For I am seeking, not YOUR possessions,22 but YOU; for the children23 ought not to lay up for [their] parents, but the parents for [their] children.24
  15. For my part I will most gladly spend and be completely spent for YOUR souls.25 If I love YOU the more abundantly, am I to be loved the less?
  16. But be that as it may, I did not burden YOU down.26 Nevertheless, YOU say, I was “crafty” and I caught YOU “by trickery.”27
  17. As for any one of those I have dispatched to YOU, I did not take advantage of YOU through him, did I?
  18. I urged Titus and I dispatched the brother with him. Titus did not take advantage of YOU at all, did he?28 We walked in the same spirit,29 did we not? In the same footsteps, did we not?
  19. ¶ Have YOU been thinking all this while that we have been making our defense to YOU? It is before God that we are speaking in connection with Christ. But, beloved ones, all things are for YOUR upbuilding.30
  20. For I am afraid that somehow, when I arrive,31 I may find YOU not as I could wish and I may prove to be to YOU not as YOU could wish, but, instead, there should somehow be strife, jealousy,32 cases of anger, contentions, backbitings, whisperings, cases of being puffed up, disorders.33
  21. Perhaps, when I come again, my God might humiliate me among YOU, and I might mourn over many of those who formerly sinned34 but have not repented over their uncleanness[g] and fornication[h]35 and loose conduct[i]36 that they have practiced.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ “I do not know.” B omits.
  2. ^ “Paradise,” P46אBVgSypJ11,17,18; J22, “garden of Eden.”
  3. ^ Or, “thing,” that is, experience.
  4. ^ Or, “excellence.”
  5. ^ Or, “pointed stake.”
  6. ^ Or, “and miracles.”
  7. ^ “Uncleanness.” Gr., a·ka·thar·siʹai, dative, sing.; J17,22(Heb.), hat·tum·ʼahʹ, “the uncleanness.” See Eze 22:15 and Ga 5:19 ftns, “Uncleanness.”
  8. ^ See App 5A.
  9. ^ “Loose conduct.” Gr., a·sel·geiʹai, dative, sing.; Vgc(Lat.), im·pu·di·ciʹti·a; J17,22(Heb.), haz·zim·mahʹ, “the loose conduct.” See Ga 5:19 ftn, “Conduct.” Compare Le 18:17 ftn.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ac 2:17; 22:17
  2. ^ Eze 8:3
  3. ^ Eze 3:14
  4. ^ Eph 1:3
  5. ^ 2Co 11:30
  6. ^ 2Co 10:8; 11:16
  7. ^ Pr 16:18
  8. ^ Ga 4:13
  9. ^ 1Pe 5:7
  10. ^ De 3:26
  11. ^ Is 40:29; Heb 11:34
  12. ^ 2Co 11:30
  13. ^ Pp 4:13
  14. ^ 2Co 12:1
  15. ^ 2Co 11:5; Re 2:2
  16. ^ 2Co 11:23
  17. ^ 1Co 9:2
  18. ^ 2Co 6:4
  19. ^ Ac 14:3; 15:12; Ro 15:19
  20. ^ 1Co 9:12; 2Co 11:9
  21. ^ 2Co 13:1
  22. ^ Ac 20:33
  23. ^ 1Co 4:14; Ga 4:19
  24. ^ Pr 13:22; 19:14
  25. ^ Pr 11:30; 2Co 1:6; Pp 2:17; Col 1:24; 1Th 2:8; Heb 13:17
  26. ^ 2Co 11:9
  27. ^ 2Co 7:2
  28. ^ 2Co 8:6, 16
  29. ^ Pp 1:27
  30. ^ 1Co 10:33
  31. ^ 2Co 10:2; 13:2
  32. ^ 1Co 3:3
  33. ^ Pp 2:3
  34. ^ 1Co 5:1; 2Co 2:2
  35. ^ 1Co 6:9, 13
  36. ^ Ro 13:13; Ga 5:19; Eph 4:19; 2Pe 2:2; Jd 4

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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