2 Corinthians 12:1 (YLT)

Passage

To boast, really, is not profitable for me, for I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 12:1 To boast, really, is not profitable for me, for I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 12:2 I have known a man in Christ, fourteen years ago--whether in the body I have not known, whether out of the body I have not known, God hath known--such an one being caught away unto the third heaven;

2 Corinthians 12:3 and I have known such a man--whether in the body, whether out of the body, I have not known, God hath known, --

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "I have known a man in Christ...", so "boast" and "really" 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 "boast" and "really" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.