For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
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Interpretation
The apostle gives an account of the method God took to keep him humble, and to prevent his being lifted up above measure, on account of the visions and revelations he had. We are not told what this thorn in the flesh was, whether some great trouble, or some great temptation.
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This thought runs through 2 Corinthians 12:5-9.