2 Corinthians 12:1 (WEB)

Passage

It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. For I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 12:1 It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. For I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 12:2 I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I don’t know, or whether out of the body, I don’t know; God knows), such a one caught up into the third heaven.

2 Corinthians 12:3 I know such a man (whether in the body, or outside of the body, I don’t know; God knows),

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "I know a man in Christ fourteen...", so "doubtless" and "profitable" 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 "doubtless" and "profitable" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.