2 Corintios 12:6

6 Si quisiera jactarme, no sería ningún necio al hacerlo porque estaría diciendo la verdad; pero no lo haré, porque no quiero que nadie me atribuya méritos más allá de lo que pueda verse en mi vida u oírse en mi mensaje,

2 Corintios 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 Corintios 12:6 In-Context

4 que fui llevado al paraíso y oí
cosas tan increíbles que no pueden expresarse con palabras, cosas que a ningún humano se le permite contar.

5 De esa experiencia vale la pena jactarse, pero no voy a hacerlo. Sólo me jactaré de mis debilidades.

6 Si quisiera jactarme, no sería ningún necio al hacerlo porque estaría diciendo la verdad; pero no lo haré, porque no quiero que nadie me atribuya méritos más allá de lo que pueda verse en mi vida u oírse en mi mensaje,

7 aun cuando he recibido de Dios revelaciones tan maravillosas. Así que, para impedir que me volviera orgulloso, se me dio una espina en mi carne, un mensajero de Satanás para atormentarme e impedir que me volviera orgulloso.

8 En tres ocasiones distintas, le supliqué al Señor que me la quitara.