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What was Paul’s thorn in the flesh?

Apostle’s dramatic examples linked to humility remain mysterious

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Sep 11, 2023
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Woman's hand holding a branch with a thorn on it.
Image adapted from photo by John Bagnato; licensed by Unsplash.

Does it matter what the apostle Paul was talking about when he wrote about his thorn in the flesh? Not really; we can understand the point he was making without knowing that detail. But Christians have speculated about the nature of the thorn ever since personal knowledge about Paul’s life f…

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