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King James Bible - 2 Corinthians 12:12

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 12:12

Con todo esto, las se�ales de ap�stol han sido hechas entre vosotros en toda paciencia, en se�ales, y en prodigios, y en potencia.

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 12:12

Verse 12. The signs of an apostle were wrought among you] Though I have been reputed as nothing, I have given the fullest proof of my Divine mission by various signs, wonders, and miracles, and by that patience which I have manifested towards you: though I had power from God to inflict punishment on the transgressors, I have in every case forborne to do it. Is the man nothing who wrought such miracles among you?

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 12. Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you , etc..] Not only the doctrine which he preached, the power that attended it, and the success it met with among them, were clear signs and evident proofs of his being sent by Christ; not only they themselves, who were converted under his ministry, were testimonials and seals of his apostleship, but also the many other wonderful works done by him confirmed the same, and showed him to be an apostle, and that he was not a whit behind, but equal to the chiefest of them: nor does he refer them to signs that were wrought by him, among others, and in other places, which were many; but to those which they themselves were witnesses of, and therefore might and ought to have spoken of them in defence of him; and in order to stop the mouths of the false apostles, a particular enumeration of these signs follows: in all patience ; it is one sign, and what is here mentioned in the first place of an apostle and minister of Christ, that he patiently bears all injuries and indignities, reproaches, persecutions, and all manner of afflictions, for Christ's sake and the Gospel's; and this the apostle did; and had he not been sent by Christ, it is not reasonable to imagine that he would have exposed himself to so many evils and dangers; or would have bore with so much patience the ill usage of men, and particularly the unkindness and ingratitude he met with at Corinth; but he took all patiently, having their good and the glory of Christ at heart: in signs and wonders, and mighty deeds ; meaning preternatural and miraculous performances; such as raising the dead, healing the sick, cleansing lepers, casting out devils, speaking with divers tongues, and the like, which were confirming evidences of apostleship; so �yrwbgw �ysn , �wonders and powers�, or �mighty deeds�, are mentioned together by the Jews f153 , as the same things.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 11-21 - We owe it to good men, to stand up in the defence of their reputation and we are under special obligations to those from whom we have received benefit, especially spiritual benefit, to own them a instruments in God's hand of good to us. Here is an account of the apostle's behaviour and kind intentions; in which see the character of a faithful minister of the gospel. This was his great aim and design to do good. Here are noticed several sins commonly found amon professors of religion. Falls and misdeeds are humbling to a minister and God sometimes takes this way to humble those who might be tempte to be lifted up. These vast verses show to what excesses the fals teachers had drawn aside their deluded followers. How grievous it is that such evils should be found among professors of the gospel! Ye thus it is, and has been too often, and it was so even in the days of the apostles __________________________________________________________________

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Greek Textus Receptus

τα 3588 T-NPN μεν 3303 PRT σημεια 4592 N-NPN του 3588 T-GSM αποστολου 652 N-GSM κατειργασθη 2716 5681 V-API-3S εν 1722 PREP υμιν 5213 P-2DP εν 1722 PREP παση 3956 A-DSF υπομονη 5281 N-DSF εν 1722 PREP σημειοις 4592 N-DPN και 2532 CONJ τερασιν 5059 N-DPN και 2532 CONJ δυναμεσιν 1411 N-DPF

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Vincent's NT Word Studies

12. Signs (shmeia). See on Matt. xxiv. 24. Stanley observes that the passage is remarkable as containing (what is rare in the history of miracles) a direct claim to miraculous powers by the person to whom they were ascribed. Compare 1 Cor. ii. 4; Rom. xv. 19.

Were wrought (kateirgasqh). The testimony was decisive. They were fully wrought out.

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Robertson's NT Word Studies

12:12 {Of an apostle} (tou apostolou). "Of the apostle" (definite article). Note the three words here for miracles wrought by Paul (semeia, signs, terata, wonders, dunameis, powers or miracles) as in #Heb 2:4.