...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. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And He said unto me, My grace...

...food by ravens ; and sent Paul safety by Satan himself! But you will observe, that Paul does not say, "There was given me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, because I wag exalted above measure," but " lest / should be." I wish, you to remark this, in order...

...and then proceeds to describe a particular instance, and afterwards adds, " lest I should bo exalted 831 hi the flesh." * ie *' I wilt speak of nettling but what Christ hath wrought by i*«;" or, as Grotius...

...people think it was demonic opposition that was continually besetting him because he identified it as "the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure." Whatever it was, God used that trial to lead Paul to humbly depend on Him. God allows trials in our...

..."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" (2 Corinthians 12:7). Whatever Paul's affliction was (epilepsy, bad eyes, or the like), the fact is...

...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. (2 Corinthians 12:7) No one knows the nature of this famous "thorn in the flesh." It may have been...

...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. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace...

..."And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of 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." The Life Application Bible states the same information this way, "I will say this: because these experiences...

...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. Another example is Jesus Christ. He prayed to the Father three times to take away his bitter cup (His...

...should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to ere \ me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to...buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.' This 'thorn' of God-denial, of which Steiner speaks, therefore also has a positive aspect. 13. In the...