2 Corinthians 12:7-8

⁷or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

⁸Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.

— 2 Corinthians 12:7-8

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Illustration of 2 Corinthians 12:7 AMP

Illustration of 2 Corinthians 12:7 AMP -- Because of the surpassing greatness and extraordinary nature of the revelations [which I received from God], for this reason, to keep me from thinking of myself as important, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan, to torment and harass me — to keep me from exalting myself!

Cross References for 2 Corinthians 12:7-8

• Numbers 33:55
• Judges 2:3
• 2 Chronicles 32:25-26
• Hebrews 5:7
• 1 Samuel 15:11
• Daniel 5:20
• Galatians 4:13
• Matthew 26:39-44
• Psalm 77:2-11
• Genesis 32:31

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