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# Connecting Statement:
As Paul defends his apostleship from God, he tells of the weakness that God gave him to keep him humble.
# General Information:
When Paul speaks of his "thorn in the flesh," he reveals that he is the "man" he spoke of in [2 Corinthians 12:2-5](./01.md).
# heard from me. I will also keep from boasting because of the extraordinary kind of those revelations. Therefore, so I would not be puffed up with pride, a thorn
Another possible meaning is "heard from me. Therefore, so I would not be puffed up with pride because of the extraordinary kind of those revelations, a thorn."
# will think more of me than what is seen
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"gives me more credit than what is seen"
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# because of the extraordinary kind of those revelations
"because those revelations were so different from anything anyone else had ever seen"
# Therefore, so I would not be puffed up with pride
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"To keep me from being full of pride"
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# puffed up
filled with air and so larger than is normal
# a thorn in the flesh was given to me
This can be stated in active form. AT: "God gave me a thorn in the flesh" or "God allowed me to have a thorn in the flesh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
# a thorn in the flesh
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Here Paul's physical problems are compared to a "thorn" piercing his "flesh." AT: affliction" or "a physical problem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# messenger from Satan
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"servant of Satan"
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# to harass me
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"to torment me"