He hath said (ειρηκεν). Perfect active indicative, as if a final word. Paul probably still has the thorn in his flesh and needs th…

And He said to me. The Savior replied. Paul does not inform us in what way this was done, or whether it was done at the time when the pray…

And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you.—The words fit, more or less, with each of the two views previously dis…

The answer to Paul’s prayer did not take the form he had expected. The thorn remained, but so did his recollection of the divine reply. In the dist…

He said to me. It is not certain whether he received this answer by a special revelation, and it is not very important. For God answers us…

And he said unto me
Either by what the Jews call (lwq) (tb) …

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…

Here, he speaks of the remedy against pride. In this regard, he does three things:

1. He mentions the remedy that was applied.
2. H…