2 Corinthians 12:12 (YLT)

Passage

The signs, indeed, of the apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds,

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 12:10 wherefore I am well pleased in infirmities, in damages, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses--for Christ; for whenever I am infirm, then I am powerful;

2 Corinthians 12:11 I have become a fool--boasting; ye--ye did compel me; for I ought by you to have been commended, for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles--even if I am nothing.

2 Corinthians 12:12 The signs, indeed, of the apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds,

2 Corinthians 12:13 for what is there in which ye were inferior to the rest of the assemblies, except that I myself was not a burden to you? forgive me this injustice!

2 Corinthians 12:14 Lo, a third time I am ready to come unto you, and I will not be a burden to you, for I seek not yours, but you, for the children ought not for the parents to lay up, but the parents for the children,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "signs", "indeed", "apostle", "wrought", "patience", "wonders", and "mighty". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "signs" and "indeed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "I have become a fool--boasting ye--ye did..." into verse 13's "for what is there in which ye...", so "signs" and "indeed" belong inside that flow. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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