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2 Corinthians 12:5 Explained in Context

Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.

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Verse 5. Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.

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Role in This Section

This verse allows boasting about that person while limiting personal boasting to weaknesses.

Read It With

  • 2 Corinthians 12:1–10

Read 2 Corinthians 12:5 with 12:1–10. This verse allows boasting about that person while limiting personal boasting to weaknesses. The complete unit establishes this movement: Paul reports an extraordinary ascent with explicit uncertainty about bodily mode and no disclosed secret message, then centers not revelation but an unidentified thorn, unanswered removal prayer, and Christ's word that sufficient grace perfects power in weakness.

Why It Needs Context

Read this line with 2 Corinthians 12:1–10. The surrounding verses supply the complete movement summarized here: Paul reports an extraordinary ascent with explicit uncertainty about bodily mode and no disclosed secret message, then centers not revelation but an unidentified thorn, unanswered removal prayer, and Christ's word that sufficient grace perfects power in weakness.

Continue in Context

Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.

Read 2 Corinthians 12:1–10 — Visions Yield to the Thorn and Christ's Sufficient Grace
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Biblical text

King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006

eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society

USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.

Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.

Exact location: 2 Corinthians 12:1–10, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus

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Greek textual evidence

The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition

Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos

Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010

Supports: Greek wording, clause relationships, repeated terms, and original-language discussion.

Exact location: SBLGNT official text file 2Co.txt, 12:1–10

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