2 Korinther 12:6

6 Denn wenn ich mich rühmen will, werde ich nicht töricht sein, denn ich werde die Wahrheit sagen. Ich enthalte mich aber dessen, auf daß nicht jemand höher von mir denke, als was er an mir sieht, oder was er von mir hört.

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2 Korinther 12:6 Meaning and Commentary

2 Corinthians 12:6

For though I would desire to glory
. Had a mind to it, chose it, and was fond of it, thought fit to proceed in this way concerning this vision, or this with many others:

I shall not be a fool;
in reality; though he might seem and be thought to be so by others; he does indeed before call his glorying "folly", and "speaking foolishly"; but he means only as it might be interpreted by others, for in fact it was not: the reason is,

for I will say the truth;
he said nothing but what was strictly true, in the account of himself in the preceding chapter, and appeals to God as his witness; nor anything in the relation of this vision, but what was entirely agreeable to truth; and to speak truth, though it be of a man's self, when he is called to it, cannot be deemed folly;

but now I forbear;
he did not choose to go on, or say any more upon this head at this time; though he had many visions, and an abundance of revelations, yet he did not judge it proper to give a particular account of them:

lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be,
or that he heareth of me;
should take him to be more than human, as before this the Lycaonians at Lystra did; who supposed that he and Barnabas were gods come down in the likeness of men, and brought out their oxen and garlands to do sacrifice to them; and as, after this, the inhabitants of Melita, seeing the viper drop from his hand without any hurt to him, said he was a god; to prevent such extravagant notions of him, he forbore to say any more of his extraordinary visions and revelations; but chose rather that men should form their judgments of him by what they saw in him and heard from him, as a minister of the Gospel.

2 Korinther 12:6 In-Context

4 daß er in das Paradies entrückt wurde und unaussprechliche Worte hörte, welche der Mensch nicht sagen darf.
5 Über einen solchen werde ich mich rühmen; über mich selbst aber werde ich mich nicht rühmen, es sei denn meiner Schwachheiten.
6 Denn wenn ich mich rühmen will, werde ich nicht töricht sein, denn ich werde die Wahrheit sagen. Ich enthalte mich aber dessen, auf daß nicht jemand höher von mir denke, als was er an mir sieht, oder was er von mir hört.
7 Und auf daß ich mich nicht durch die Überschwenglichkeit der Offenbarungen überhebe, wurde mir ein Dorn für das Fleisch gegeben, ein Engel Satans, auf daß er mich mit Fäusten schlage, auf daß ich mich nicht überhebe.
8 Für dieses flehte ich dreimal zum Herrn, auf daß er von mir abstehen möge.
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