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ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Β΄ 12:7 Greek NT: Nestle 1904
καὶ τῇ ὑπερβολῇ τῶν ἀποκαλύψεων. διὸ ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι, ἐδόθη μοι σκόλοψ τῇ σαρκί, ἄγγελος Σατανᾶ, ἵνα με κολαφίζῃ, ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι.ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Β΄ 12:7 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881
καὶ τῇ ὑπερβολῇ τῶν ἀποκαλύψεων. διὸ ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι, ἐδόθη μοι σκόλοψ τῇ σαρκί, ἄγγελος Σατανᾶ, ἵνα με κολαφίζῃ, ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι.
ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Β΄ 12:7 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]
καὶ τῇ ὑπερβολῇ τῶν ἀποκαλύψεων. διὸ ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι, ἐδόθη μοι σκόλοψ τῇ σαρκί, ἄγγελος Σατανᾶ, ἵνα με κολαφίζῃ, ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι.
ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Β΄ 12:7 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005
Καὶ τῇ ὑπερβολῇ τῶν ἀποκαλύψεων ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι, ἐδόθη μοι σκόλοψ τῇ σαρκί, ἄγγελος Σατᾶν, ἵνα με κολαφίζῃ, ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι.
ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Β΄ 12:7 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church
Καὶ τῇ ὑπερβολῇ τῶν ἀποκαλύψεων ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι, ἐδόθη μοι σκόλοψ τῇ σαρκί, ἄγγελος σατᾶν, ἵνα με κολαφίζῃ ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι.
ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Β΄ 12:7 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition
καὶ τῇ ὑπερβολῇ τῶν ἀποκαλύψεων ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι, ἐδόθη μοι σκόλοψ τῇ σαρκί, ἄγγελος σατανᾶ, ἵνα με κολαφίζῃ, ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι.
ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Β΄ 12:7 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894
καὶ τῇ ὑπερβολῇ τῶν ἀποκαλύψεων ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι, ἐδόθη μοι σκόλοψ τῇ σαρκί, ἄγγελος Σατᾶν, ἵνα με κολαφίζῃ, ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι.
ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Β΄ 12:7 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550
καὶ τῇ ὑπερβολῇ τῶν ἀποκαλύψεων ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι ἐδόθη μοι σκόλοψ τῇ σαρκί ἄγγελος Σατᾶν, ἵνα με κολαφίζῃ ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible 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!
King James BibleAnd 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.
Holman Christian Standard Bibleespecially because of the extraordinary revelations. Therefore, so that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me so I would not exalt myself.
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