ὑπερβολή

Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.

But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.

We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.

Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.

…or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.