2 Corinthians 12:9

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Summary

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

My grace

For

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2 Corinthians 12:10

Matthew 5:11

General references

1 Corinthians 3:7

Bible References

My grace

Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God,

But Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?”

Then Moses said to the Lord, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither recently nor in time past, nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”

“Your locks will be iron and bronze,

And according to your days, so will your leisurely walk be.

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you.

Then I said, “Alas, Lord God!
Behold, I do not know how to speak,
Because I am a youth.”

But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.

for I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.

No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man

complete in Christ.

and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus.

Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

For

From the mouth of infants and nursing babes You have established

strength

Because of Your adversaries,
To make the enemy and the revengeful cease.

Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble.

He gives strength to the weary,
And to him who lacks might He increases power.

“For I am the Lord your God, who upholds your right hand,
Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’

And behold,

one who resembled a human being was touching my lips; then I opened my mouth and spoke and said to him who was standing before me, “O my lord, as a result of the vision

anguish has come upon me, and I have retained no strength.

that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,

I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.

strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously

quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.

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Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

General references

“I also pleaded with the Lord at that time, saying,

“Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”

He gives strength to the weary,
And to him who lacks might He increases power.

I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling,

So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth.