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{{cquote|So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, '''''a thorn was given me in the flesh''''', a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.}} | {{cquote|So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, '''''a thorn was given me in the flesh''''', a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.}} | ||
| − | As Paul recounts in [[Galatians]], his illness caused him to stay there | + | As Paul recounts in [[Galatians]], his illness caused him to stay there longer than expected. |
Ailments suggested by scholars include malaria, ophthalmia, epilepsy, and severe neuralgia. | Ailments suggested by scholars include malaria, ophthalmia, epilepsy, and severe neuralgia. | ||
| − | The mystery remains: | + | The mystery remains: what plagued Paul? |
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 19:12, July 5, 2015
Paul suffered from a painful ailment during the time that he wrote his letters to Christian churches, which are included in the New Testament. As Paul described in 2 Corinthians 12:7-10:[1]
| “ | So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. | ” |
As Paul recounts in Galatians, his illness caused him to stay there longer than expected.
Ailments suggested by scholars include malaria, ophthalmia, epilepsy, and severe neuralgia.
The mystery remains: what plagued Paul?