What was Paul's "Thorn in the Flesh"? New Clues | Difficult Passage #2
Sean McDowell
apologetics
January 18, 2026
Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” is one of the most debated and mysterious passages in the New Testament. What exactly was it? A physical illness? Spiritual opposition? A person? Or something else entirely? Today, we have New Testament scholar Ken Berding to explore 2 Corinthians 12 and the historical interpretations of Paul’s thorn in the flesh.
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