Pentecost Season · Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year B
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
The Thorn in the Flesh
July 4, 2027
Overview & Insights
"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." (2 Corinthians 12:9)
Paul recounts being caught up to the third heaven yet boasts instead in his weaknesses and a thorn in the flesh, through which the power of Christ rests on him.
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Commentary
Working Preacher: Commentary on 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Working Preacher
A preaching focused reading of the thorn in the flesh.
Enduring Word: 2 Corinthians 12 Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse by verse evangelical commentary on the chapter.
Precept Austin: 2 Corinthians 12 Commentary Precept Austin
A deep gathering of study notes and cross references.
Bible Hub: 2 Corinthians 12:7 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic and modern commentaries on the thorn passage.
Brant Pitre on the 14th Sunday Readings Catholic Productions · Brant Pitre
A Catholic reading of Paul's thorn in the flesh set beside the day's Gospel.
Background & Word Study
Bible Hub Interlinear: 2 Corinthians 12 BibleHub
The Greek text with parsing and gloss for each word.
Enter the Bible: 2 Corinthians Enter the Bible
Background on the setting and themes of the letter.
BibleProject: Overview of 2 Corinthians BibleProject
An animated overview of the letter and its argument.
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