“ For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. ”
For this thing - On account of this; in order that this calamity might be removed. I besought the Lord - The word “Lord” in the New Testament, when it stands without any other word in connect...
For this thing I besought the Lord (h) thrice, that it might depart from me. (h) Often.
A Special Revelation and its Sequel. By an account of a great spiritual experience which he had enjoyed, Paul explains the reason why he has been called on to suffer, and the Divine interpretation...
For . In behalf of. Greek. huper. App-104. besought . Greek. parakaleo. App-134. Lord . App-98. that . in order that. Greek. hina. from. Greek. apo. App-104.
8. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice. Here, also, (907) the number three is employed to denote frequent repetition. (908) He means, however, to intimate, that this annoyance had...
DISCOURSE: 2043 THE SUCCESS OF FERVENT PRAYER 2 Corinthians 12:7-9 . Lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh,...
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. I besought the Lord - That is, Christ, as the next verse absolutely proves, and the Socinians themselves confess. And if Chris...
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. For - `concerning this thing.' Thrice. To his first and second prayer no answer came. To his third the answer sati...
His Privileges and Trials The Apostle unwillingly resumes his boasting and tells of a revelation he received from God; but returns again to dwell on his weaknesses, and especially on his bodily in...
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice. — We are reminded of our Lord’s three-fold prayer in Gethsemane ( Matthew 26:36 ; Luke 22:42-45 ). Was St. Paul himself reminded of it? There also the an...
the Secret of Strength 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 It is a sublime phrase- a man in Christ. We reach our full stature only when we are in Him. We are but fragments of manhood until the true man is...
The boasting continues. However, it takes on a new and startling characteristic. In his apostleship there had been something supernatural, something not to be finally explained. Of this, he will glor...
THE ‘THORN IN THE FLESH’ ‘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...
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice ,.... With respect to the thorn in the flesh, the messenger Satan, who gave him so much continual disturbance. This sent him to the throne of grace, to requ...
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. Ver. 8. I besought the Lord thrice ] i.e. Frequently and fervently. God respecteth not the arithmetic of our prayers, ho...
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice All kinds of affliction had befallen the apostle, yet none of these did he deprecate. But here he speaks of his thorn in the flesh, as above all the rest o...
If in chapter 11 we have seen God's grace in sustaining the vessel through all adversity, Paul now speaks of the other side of this, the grace which gives unspeakable blessedness in being "caught up"...
The Apostle's Rapture. A. D. 57. 1 It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come...
For the removal of this affliction, (of what nature soever it was), for the taking of this thorn out of my flesh, I prayed often. It is lawful for us to pray for the removal of bodily evils, though s...
He Glories in Wondrous Experiences, Dreadful Weakness and The Manifestation of Miracles, In All of Which He Is a Match For His Opponents ( 2 Corinthians 12:1-13 ) Having stressed the differences b...
CRITICAL NOTES ( No break, except that of a new paragraph .) 2 Corinthians 12:1 .—Note reading; probably, as in R.V. Remember how full is Paul’s sense of “ expedient ” ( 1 Corinthians 6:12 ;...
2 Corinthians 12:7-9 The Thorn in the Flesh. I. The first lesson which is suggested by these words is this: that the thorn in the flesh comes for a specific end. Of course it does not come by cha...
2 Corinthians 12:1 . It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. To disclosures of the divine pleasure, which cannot be known by any research...
EXPOSITION The revelations vouchsafed to him ( 2 Corinthians 12:1-47 ). The counteracting "thorn in the flesh" ( 2 Corinthians 12:7-47 ). One more apology for glorying ( 2 Corinthians 12:11 , 2...
Unusual tribulations:
1 Samuel 15:11 ; 2 Samuel 12:16-18 ; Deuteronomy 3:23-27 ; Hebrews 5:7 ; Matthew 20:21 ; Matthew 20:22 ; Matthew 26:39-44 ; Psalms 77:2-11
Concerning this — He had now forgot his being lifted up. I besought the Lord thrice — As our Lord besought his Father.