Andet Korintherbrev 12

2 Korintherbrev 12:7

På grund af åbenbaringernes overvældende storhed blev der af denne grund, for at holde mig fra at ophøje mig selv, givet mig en torn i kødet, en Satans sendebud til at plage mig - for at forhindre mig i at ophøje mig selv!

(en) Afsløringernes overvældende storhed. Ved siden af ​​Jesus var der ingen, der havde en bedre forståelse af nåde end Paulus, og ingen skrev mere af Det Nye Testamente.

(b) Fordi... af denne grund. På grund af Paulus' fænomenale indflydelse på evangeliet, befandt han sig med et mål malet på ryggen.

(c) For at forhindre mig i at ophøje mig selv. Prøvelser og svagheder holder os ydmyge.

It is unthinkable that the apostle of grace was seriously tempted to exalt himself. Wherever he went he preached Jesus, and his boast was always in the Lord (1 Cor. 1:21, 2 Cor. 10:17). So this could be read as Paul putting a smiling face on what was a serious concern. “The trials and hardships I faced were brutal and left me at the end of myself (see 2 Cor. 1:8-9), but hey, at least they kept me humble.”

(d) En torn i kødet. This is an Old Testament expression (see Num. 33:55, Jud. 2:3) that survives as the modern idiom, a thorn in the side. In context, thorns are annoying people who vex us (Jos. 23:13). Paul was not dealing with Facebook trolls, but vicious people who tried to kill him again and again (see 2 Cor. 11:23-25).

(e) Satans sendebud. Nogle siger, at tornen i øjet på Paulus var en sygdom sendt af Gud, men Paulus sagde, at det var Satans sendebud. Ordet for budbringer kan betyde engel, så en budbringer fra Satan kunne være en dæmonisk ånd bag dem, der modsatte sig Paulus. For eksempel havde de ondskabsfulde jødiske, der så ud til at følge Paulus fra by til by, en djævelsk og morderisk dagsorden.

(f) For at plage mig. Few people have suffered for the gospel to the extent that Paul did (see 2 Cor. 11:23-27). Persecution was Paul’s middle name. If Satan’s aim was to persecute Paul into silence, it didn’t work.

(g) For at forhindre mig i at ophøje mig selv! Paulus gentager sig selv for at understrege: "Disse brutale og gentagne angreb på mit liv holder mig ydmyg!"

Alligevel er der en anden måde at læse dette på: På grund af den forfølgelse, han tiltrak, var Paulus tvunget til at holde en lav offentlig profil. "For at holde mig fra at blive overdrevent ophøjet" er, hvordan sætningen optræder i den forstærkede bibel. Paulus var den mest berømte kristne i verden. Hvor end han gik hen, tiltrak han folk, og ulempen ved hans popularitet var den voldsomme og personlige forfølgelse, der fulgte med. Hvem vil have det?

2 Korintherbrev 12:8

Angående dette bønfaldt jeg Herren tre gange, at den måtte forlade mig.

(en) Angående dette. Om de hyppige angreb på hans liv.

In Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, we get a resume of persecution: imprisonments, floggings, stonings, and shipwrecks (see 2 Cor. 11:23-27). Paul had faced “dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers on the sea, dangers among false brethren” (2 Cor. 11:26).

(b) Jeg bønfaldt Herren. Ved tre lejligheder blev Paul kørt helt til kanten. Han bad Gud om at gribe ind. "Gud, jeg kan ikke blive ved. Hjælp!"

(c) Tre gange. It is difficult to rank the crises Paul faced, but surely those times where he was stoned and left for dead or flogged within an inch of his life were among his lowest points (Acts 14:19, 2 Cor. 11:24). “The burdens laid upon us were so great and so heavy that we gave up all hope of staying alive” (2 Cor. 1:8, GNB). It’s not hard to imagine Paul crying out to God at those times.

(d) At det måske forlader mig. Ikke en sygdom, men budbringeren fra Satan eller den dæmoniske ånd, som Paulus fornemmede, stod bag angrebene på hans liv.

2 Korintherbrev 12:9

Og han har sagt til mig: "Min nåde er dig nok, for kraft fuldendes i svaghed." Allermest vil jeg derfor hellere rose mig af mine svagheder, for at Kristi kraft kan bo i mig.

(en) Min nåde er nok for dig. Satan’s intent was to silence Paul through persecution. Paul’s response was to pray the persecution would go away. The Lord’s reply was, “I’m going to give you grace to enable you to overcome the persecution.” Jesus carries away our sicknesses (Matt. 8:17), but he doesn’t end our persecutions.

Jesus said those who followed him would be persecuted. He never said, “But if you pray I’ll make it stop.” Trials and tribulations are a fact of life, particularly for those who dare to go against the flow and preach the kingdom of God. Paul came to understand this. “Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted” (2 Tim. 3:12).

(b) Weakness. The word for weakness (asteni) betyder svaghed. Det er relateret til et ord (asthenes) that means without strength. It does not necessarily mean sickness and such an interpretation would not fit the context. This letter does not record Paul’s physical ailments but the many hardships he faced from preaching the gospel in a hostile world. Paul faced opposition and afflictions everywhere he went (Acts 20:23).

2 Korintherbrev 12:10

Derfor er jeg godt tilfreds med svagheder, med fornærmelser, med nød, med forfølgelser, med vanskeligheder, for Kristi skyld; thi naar jeg er svag, saa er jeg stærk.

(en) Jeg er godt tilfreds. When Paul realized that his troubles weren’t going away, but God’s grace would help him endure, he became content. “I have learned” (Php. 4:11), and the lesson Paul learned is one we all would do well to learn. Formerly, Paul could not cope, then he learned that he could do all things, survive all things, and endure all things with the supernatural strength of Christ (Php. 4:13).

Paul did not take a perverse pleasure in pain and suffering, but he knew that life’s trials served to reveal the power of God (see 2 Cor. 4:16-18). Trust in your own endurance and you will eventually break. Life is bigger than you. But the good news is that Jesus is bigger than all and he has overcome the world. See indgang for 1 John 5:5.

(b) Når jeg er svag, så er jeg stærk. Da Paul nåede til slutningen af ​​sine ressourcer, gjorde han en fantastisk opdagelse; når vi træder til side (eller falder ned), træder Gud ind.

Yderligere læsning: "Tålmodig udholdenhed”

2 Korintherbrev 12:13

For i hvilken henseende blev du behandlet som ringere end resten af ​​kirkerne, bortset fra at jeg ikke selv blev en byrde for dig? Tilgiv mig dette forkerte!

(en) Treated as inferior. The only way Paul treated the Corinthians worse than other churches was he did not take any money from them (2 Cor. 11:8).

(b) Forgive me this wrong! Paul is speaking sarcastically. “I didn’t take anything from you? Forgive me for depriving you!” Yet there is also a sense in which the Corinthians were wronged. By not supporting Paul the super-apostle, they missed out on sharing in the rewards of his ministry.

There are blessings in giving and when we give to those in ministry we share in their rewards (Acts 20:35, Php. 4:17).

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