2 Corinthians 11:33
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands. ”
θυρίς
Window, small opening. Thyris. Paul was lowered through a window in a basket to escape Damascus, and Eutychus fell from one into Paul's greatest sermon interruption. Even small openings change everything.
σαργάνη
a basket
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σαργάνη
Wicker basket, braided vessel. Sarganē. Paul was lowered in one through a Damascus window to escape those who sought his life. Unlikely instruments carry precious cargo. Trust the weaving.
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χαλάω
I was let down
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χαλάω
To lower, let down, release. Chaláō. Paul was lowered in a basket through a wall to escape death, and nets were let down at Christ's word into the deep. Sometimes obedience means releasing your grip. Let down what he tells you to.
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τεῖχος
wall
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τεῖχος
Wall, fortifying barrier. Teichos. The walls of the New Jerusalem are measured and sure, built by God himself. What he surrounds, he secures.
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ἐκφεύγω
I escaped
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ἐκφεύγω
Flee, escape, flee out. Ekpheugō. No one escapes the judgment of God, and no trial escapes His notice. Run toward Him, not from Him.
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χείρ
hands
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χείρ
Hand. Cheir. Into Your hands I commit my spirit. The hands that made the universe were the hands that were nailed to the cross. He gave everything including His hands.
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