O panorama
2 Coríntios 12 abre com “It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of…”, muda perto do versículo 11 com “I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended…” e termina com “And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
2 Coríntios · Versão King James · 212 Coríntios 12:1-7
Versículos 1–7: It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions…
2 Coríntios 12:1–7 abre com “It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the…” e chega a “And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Reúna as advertências, promessas, orações e instruções finais que 2 Coríntios coloca nas mãos de seus leitores.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.” O versículo nomeia Lord em vez de deixar a ação sem uma fonte. Observe se a linha seguinte continua, responde ou contrasta essa ação.
“I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I…” O número one torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
“And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)” O versículo nomeia God em vez de deixar a ação sem uma fonte. Observe se a linha seguinte continua, responde ou contrasta essa ação.
2 Coríntios 12:1-7
Versão King James1It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
2I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.
3And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)
4How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
5Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.
6For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.
7And 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.
2 Coríntios 12:8-14
Versículos 8–14: For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
2 Coríntios 12:8–14 abre com “For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.” e chega a “Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Reúna as advertências, promessas, orações e instruções finais que 2 Coríntios coloca nas mãos de seus leitores.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly…” Nomear Christ e Most mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
2 Coríntios 12:8-14
Versão King James8For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
9And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
11I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.
12Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.
13For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.
14Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
2 Coríntios 12:15-21
Versículos 15–21: I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more…
2 Coríntios 12:15–21 abre com “And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the…” e chega a “And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Reúna as advertências, promessas, orações e instruções finais que 2 Coríntios coloca nas mãos de seus leitores.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 3 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem abundantly, gladly, less. A relação com os versículos 16 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem burden, caught, crafty. A relação com os versículos 15 e 17 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
2 Coríntios 12:15-21
Versão King James15And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.
16But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
17Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?
18I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?
19Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.
20For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
21And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
2 Corinthians 12:1 começa com “It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.”
Onde o capítulo muda
2 Corinthians 12:10 forma uma mudança natural: “Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I…”
A nota final
2 Corinthians 12:21 deixa o leitor com “And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras lest, glory, body, caught, Christ, infirmities ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.