boastingκαυχάομαι
kauchamaoi · Greek Verb
In biblical usage, to express pride or confidence, often focused on one’s achievements or status. While often associated with human arrogance, Paul reclaims it to focus on what God has done or on one’s own limitations to display God’s power.
visionsὀπτασία
optasia · Greek Noun
A supernatural manifestation or communication from God to a person, intended to reveal divine truth, future events, or the glory of God. These experiences go beyond ordinary perception and serve to confirm God's message or call.
revelationsἀποκάλυψις
apokalypsis · Greek Noun
A disclosure or 'unveiling' of something previously hidden, specifically the act of God making known truths, mysteries, or divine reality to humanity. It implies that spiritual truth cannot be discovered by human intellect alone but must be revealed by God.
in ChristΧριστός
en Christō · Greek Noun
A theological state of being united with Jesus Christ through faith. It signifies the believer’s new identity, spiritual position, and security within the family of God, and serves as the sphere in which all Christian life and spiritual experience occur.
third heavenοὐρανός
ouranos · Greek Noun
In Jewish cosmology, a reference to the dwelling place of God, transcending the physical sky and the atmosphere, often synonymous with the presence of God. It represents the ultimate spiritual realm beyond the reach of human experience.
paradiseπαράδεισος
paradeisos · Greek Noun
A term derived from a Persian word for a walled garden, used in the New Testament to denote the present abode of God and the place of blessed rest for the righteous after death. It is a place of intimacy with God and divine restoration.
weaknessesἀσθένεια
astheneia · Greek Noun
Lack of strength, whether physical, mental, or spiritual. Biblically, human frailty is the context in which God's grace and power are most clearly demonstrated and magnified, as God's strength is made perfect through human limitation.
boastκαυχάομαι
kauchaomai · Greek Verb
The act of glorying or prideful self-commendation. In Scripture, boasting is often warned against, yet Paul distinguishes 'boasting in the Lord' or in one's own weakness as a way to exalt God's grace rather than human achievement.
becoming conceitedὑπεραίρομαι
hyperairomai · Greek Verb
A state of mind characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-importance or pride; being puffed up. It represents a sinful attitude that obscures God's glory by attributing value to oneself.
revelationsἀποκάλυψις
apokalypsis · Greek Noun
Unveiling or disclosing divine truth that was previously hidden. In a biblical context, it refers to God revealing His will, nature, or redemptive plan to human instruments.
thornσκόλοψ
skolops · Greek Noun
A piercing object, often used metaphorically to describe intense physical, emotional, or spiritual affliction that causes ongoing pain and discomfort.
SatanΣατανᾶς
Satanas · Greek Noun
An adversary or accuser; a spiritual being in active opposition to God and His people, often permitted by God to test or afflict believers for purposes known to Him.
