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Berean Standard Bible

“or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.”

2 Corinthians 12:7

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Paul describes an extraordinary spiritual experience, being caught up to the third heaven, and then turns to what kept him humble afterward. He calls it a thorn in the flesh.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

World English Bible (WEB)

By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively.

King James Version (KJV)

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And because the revelations were so very great, in order that I might not be overmuch lifted up, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, one sent from Satan to give me pain.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and that by the exceeding greatness of the revelations I might not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of the Adversary, that he might buffet me, that I might not be exalted overmuch.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y porque la grandeza de las revelaciones no me levante descomedidamente, me es dado un aguijón en mi carne, un mensajero de Satanás que me abofetee, para que no me enaltezca sobremanera.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Es tal la grandeza de las revelaciones que he recibido que, para que no me enorgullezca demasiado, el Señor clavó en mi carne un aguijón, un mensajero de Satanás que me atormenta.

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