12:7a or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited,

And/But in order that I might not become too proud because of those very wonderful revelations,
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I had those surpassingly great revelations, so to prevent me from setting myself above others,

12:7b I was given a thorn in my flesh,

a thorn in my body was given to me,
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⌊God⌋ allowed me to suffer ⌊an ailment⌋ in my body.

12:7c a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

a messenger sent by Satan to make me suffer. ⌊This was⌋ to keep me from becoming too proud.
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It was ⌊like⌋ a messenger whom Satan sent to hit me again and again. ⌊As I said,⌋ the purpose of this suffering was to prevent me from setting myself above others.

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