2 Corinthians 12:8

For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

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2 Corinthians 12:8

For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

This chapter in the commentary

1 Nephi 14 — The Two Churches Only, Saints Armed with Righteousness, and the Apostle John's Embargo
2 Nephi 16 — Isaiah 6 — The Throne Theophany, the Coal from the Altar, and Send Me
2 Nephi 33 — Nephi's Farewell — The Power of the Words, the Face-to-Face Meeting, the Pleasing Bar
Alma 40 — The Space Between — Alma on Death, Paradise, and the Resurrection
Alma 49 — The Weakest Places Made Strongest — The Vindication of Moroni's Preparation
Enos 1 — Enos's Wrestle — The Hunt That Became a Prayer, Intercession for Brethren and Enemies, the Promise of Preservation
Ether 12 — My Grace Is Sufficient — Moroni on Faith, and the Weak Things Made Strong
Jacob 4 — Looking Beyond the Mark — Jacob's Meditation on Christ, Scripture, and the Jewish Stumble
Jarom 1 — Jarom — A Short Book on Purpose: Keeping the Law of Moses While Looking Forward to Christ, and the Prophets Who Kept a Hard People Alive
Mosiah 2 — Benjamin's Tower Sermon — The Humble King, Service as Worship, the Unprofitable Servant, and the Wo of the Open Rebel
Mosiah 6 — The Names Recorded — Priests Appointed, Mosiah Anointed, Benjamin Departed, and Three Years of Peace
Mosiah 18 — Waters of Mormon — The Baptismal Covenant, the Mourning-with-Them-that-Mourn, and the First Nephite Church
Mosiah 24 — Burdens Made Light — Amulon's Authority, the Forbidden Prayer, the Voice of the Lord in Their Affliction, the Deep Sleep upon the Lamanites, and the Valley Named Alma
Doctrine and Covenants 17 — That You May Have a View
Doctrine and Covenants 18 — The Worth of Souls
Doctrine and Covenants 24 — Magnify Thine Office
Doctrine and Covenants 76 — The Vision
1 Kings 19 — The Sound of Thin Silence — The Prophet Who Asked to Die, the Angel's Bread, the Whisper at Horeb, and the Seven Thousand He Could Not See
2 Chronicles 14 — The Rest of the Seekers — Asa Cleanses the Land, the Quiet Years, and the Cry of the Weak Against the Many
2 Chronicles 26 — The King Who Was Strong to His Own Undoing — Uzziah's Rise, the Hinge of Strength, and the Censer That Bred Leprosy
Ezra 7 — The Heart Prepared — Ezra the Ready Scribe Goes Up, the King's Astonishing Letter, and the Fourfold Pattern of a Scripture-Hearted Life
Moses 6 — The Book of Remembrance, the Slow of Speech, and the Gospel Preached to Adam

Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge via openbible.info (CC BY) and from this project’s own chapter essays. Read 2 Corinthians 12:8 in context.