2 Corinthians 12:10

Strength and help in weakness Trials and adversity Suffering Humility

⁸ Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.

⁹ But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

¹¹ I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

¹² The true marks of an apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
KJV: Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
WEB: Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, and in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.
ASV: Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ`s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
DARBY: Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in necessities, in persecutions, in straits, for Christ: for when I am weak, then I am powerful.
BLB: Therefore I am well pleased in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions and difficulties—for Christ; for when I may be weak, then I am powerful.

ÅB: Derfor er jeg vel til mote i skrøpelighet, i mishandling, i nød, i forfølgelser, i trengsler for Kristi skyld; for når jeg er skrøpelig, da er jeg sterk.
OTB: Derfor gleder jeg meg over svakheter, over fornærmelser, over trengsler, over forfølgelser, over vanskeligheter, for Kristi skyld; for når jeg er svak, da er jeg sterk.
B1930: Derfor er jeg vel til mote i skrøpelighet, i mishandling, i nød, i forfølgelser, i trengsler for Kristi skyld; for når jeg er skrøpelig, da er jeg sterk.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Corinthians 12:9
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
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Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
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Romans 5:3
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
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2 Corinthians 13:4
For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. And though we are weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him to serve you.
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James 1:2
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
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1 Peter 1:6–7
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
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2 Corinthians 6:4
Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
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Luke 6:22
Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
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