2 Corinthians 12:1 (LSB)

Passage

It is necessary to boast, though it is not profitable, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 12:1 It is necessary to boast, though it is not profitable, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 12:2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a man was caught up to the third heaven.

2 Corinthians 12:3 And I know how such a man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, God knows—

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "necessary", "boast", "though", "profitable", "visions", "revelations", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "necessary" and "boast", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "I know a man in Christ who...", so "necessary" and "boast" should be read forward into that movement. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "necessary" and "boast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.