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# General Information:
This verse reveals that Paul was speaking about himself beginning in [2 Corinthians 12:2](../12/02.md).
# Connecting Statement:
As Paul defends his apostleship, he tells of the weakness that God gave him to keep him humble.
# because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations # because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations
"because those revelations were so much greater than anything anyone else had ever seen" "because those revelations were so much greater than anything anyone else had ever seen"
# a thorn in the flesh was given to me # a thorn in the flesh was given to me
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "God gave me a thorn in the flesh" or "God allowed me to have a thorn in the flesh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]]) "God gave me a thorn in the flesh" or "God allowed me to have a thorn in the flesh"
# a thorn in the flesh # a thorn in the flesh
Here Paul's physical problems are compared to a thorn piercing his flesh. Alternate translation: "an affliction" or "a physical problem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) Here Paul's physical problems are compared to a thorn piercing his flesh. Alternate translation: "an affliction" or "a physical problem"
# a messenger from Satan # a messenger from Satan