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# Connecting Statement:
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As Paul defends his apostleship from God, he tells of the weakness that God gave him to keep him humble.
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# General Information:
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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).
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# no one will think more of me than what he sees in me or hears from me
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"no one will give me more credit than what he sees in me or hears from me"
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# because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations
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"because those revelations were so much greater than anything anyone else had ever seen"
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# a thorn in the flesh was given to me
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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]])
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# a thorn in the flesh
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Here Paul's physical problems are compared to a thorn piercing his flesh. AT: " an affliction" or "a physical problem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# a messenger from Satan
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"a servant of Satan"
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# to afflict me
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"to torment me"
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# overly proud
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"too proud"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/boast]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/foolish]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/true]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/reveal]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/proud]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/flesh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/messenger]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/satan]] |