Interlinear Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:7-11

7 Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me-to keep me from exalting myself!

kai; CONJ th'/ T-DSF uJperbolh'/ N-DSF tw'n T-GPF ajpokaluvyewn. N-GPF diov, CONJ i&na CONJ mh; PRT uJperaivrwmai, V-PPS-1S ejdovqh V-API-3S moi P-1DS skovloy N-NSM th'/ T-DSF sarkiv, N-DSF a~ggelo? N-NSM Satana', N-GSM i&na CONJ me P-1AS kolafivzh/, V-PAS-3S i&na CONJ mh; PRT uJperaivrwmai. V-PPS-1S

8 Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me.

uJpe;r PREP touvtou D-GSM tri;? ADV to;n T-ASM kuvrion N-ASM parekavlesa V-AAI-1S i&na CONJ ajposth'/ V-2AAS-3S ajpj PREP ejmou': P-1GS

9 And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.

kai; CONJ ei~rhkevn V-RAI-3S-ATT moi, P-1DS #Arkei' V-PAI-3S soi P-2DS hJ T-NSF cavri? N-NSF mou: P-1GS hJ T-NSF ga;r CONJ duvnami? N-NSF ejn PREP ajsqeneiva/ N-DSF telei'tai. V-PPI-3S h&dista ADV ou\n CONJ ma'llon ADV kauchvsomai V-FDI-1S ejn PREP tai'? T-DPF ajsqeneivai? N-DPF mou, P-1GS i&na CONJ ejpiskhnwvsh/ V-AAS-3S ejpj PREP ejme; P-1AS hJ T-NSF duvnami? N-NSF tou' T-GSM Xristou'. N-GSM

10 Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

dio; CONJ eujdokw' V-PAI-1S ejn PREP ajsqeneivai?, N-DPF ejn PREP u&bresin, N-DPF ejn PREP ajnavgkai?, N-DPF ejn PREP diwgmoi'? N-DPM kai; CONJ stenocwrivai?, N-DPF uJpe;r PREP Xristou': N-GSM o&tan CONJ ga;r CONJ ajsqenw', V-PAS-1S tovte ADV dunatov? A-NSM eijmi. V-PXI-1S

11 I have become foolish; you yourselves compelled me. Actually I should have been commended by you, for in no respect was I inferior to the most eminent apostles, even though I am a nobody.

Gevgona V-2RAI-1S a~frwn: A-NSM uJmei'? P-2NP me P-1AS hjnagkavsate: V-AAI-2P ejgw; P-1NS ga;r CONJ w~feilon V-IAI-1S uJfj PREP uJmw'n P-2GP sunivstasqai. V-PPN oujde;n A-NSN ga;r CONJ uJstevrhsa V-AAI-1S tw'n T-GPM uJperlivan ADV ajpostovlwn, N-GPM eij COND kai; CONJ oujdevn A-NSN eijmi: V-PXI-1S