Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong; and we desire this, your perfection.
New American Standard Bible
For we rejoice when we ourselves are
King James Version
For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.
Holman Bible
In fact, we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong.
International Standard Version
We are glad when we are weak and you are strong. That is what we are praying for your maturity.
A Conservative Version
For we are glad when we are weak and ye are strong. And this also we pray for, your full qualification.
American Standard Version
For we rejoice, when we are weak, and ye are strong: this we also pray for, even your perfecting.
Amplified
We are glad when we are weak [since God’s power comes freely through us], but you [by comparison] are strong. We also pray for this, that you be made complete [fully restored, growing and maturing in godly character and spirit—pleasing your heavenly Father by the life you live].
An Understandable Version
For we are glad when we are weak and you are powerful. And we are also praying for your complete restoration [i.e., to spiritual maturity].
Anderson New Testament
For we rejoice when we are weak, and you are strong. And we pray also for this your perfection.
Bible in Basic English
For we are glad when we are feeble and you are strong: and this is our prayer, even that you may be made complete.
Common New Testament
For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. What we pray for is your perfection.
Daniel Mace New Testament
I am therefore glad when I am disarm'd by the strength of your integrity: and this is what I pray for, even your perfection.
Darby Translation
For we rejoice when we may be weak and ye may be powerful. But this also we pray for, your perfecting.
Godbey New Testament
For we rejoice when we may be weak, and you may be strong: we are praying for even this, your perfection.
Goodspeed New Testament
I am glad to be weak, if you are strong! That is what I pray for??he perfecting of your characters.
John Wesley New Testament
For we rejoice, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.
Julia Smith Translation
For we rejoice when we be weak, and ye be able: and this also we pray, your restoration.
King James 2000
For we are glad, when we are weak, and you are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong, and we pray for this: your maturity.
Modern King James verseion
For we are glad when we are weak, and you are powerful. But we pray also for this, your perfection.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
We are glad when we are weak, and ye strong. This also we wish for, even that ye were perfect.
Moffatt New Testament
I am glad to be weak if you are strong; mend your ways, that is all I ask.
Montgomery New Testament
For I am always glad whenever I am weak, but you are strong. For this also I am praying, for your perfect reformation.
NET Bible
For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong. And we pray for this: that you may become fully qualified.
New Heart English Bible
For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. And this we also pray for, even your perfecting.
Noyes New Testament
For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong; this also we pray for, even your perfection.
The Emphasized Bible
For we rejoice - whensoever, we, are weak, and, ye, are, strong. This, also we pray for - your restoration: -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For we rejoice when we are weak, but ye are strong: and this also we pray for, even your perfect establishment.
Twentieth Century New Testament
We are glad when we are weak, if you are strong. And what we pray for is that you may become perfect.
Webster
For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.
Weymouth New Testament
and it is a joy to us when we are powerless, but you are strong. This we also pray for--the perfecting of your characters.
Williams New Testament
I am glad to be consciously weak, if you are really strong. This is my continual prayer, the perfecting of your characters.
World English Bible
For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. And this we also pray for, even your perfecting.
Worrell New Testament
For we rejoice, when we are weak, and ye are strong; this also we pray for??our perfection.
Worsley New Testament
For we rejoice when we exert not our power, and when ye are strong: as this is what we wish, even your perfection.
Youngs Literal Translation
for we rejoice when we may be infirm, and ye may be powerful; and this also we pray for -- your perfection!
Topics
Interlinear
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Astheneo
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but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 13:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Final Warnings To The Church At Corinth
8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. 9 For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong; and we desire this, your perfection. 10 For this reason, being absent, I write these things, that I may not use sharpness when present, with the power which the Lord has given me for building up, and not for pulling down.
Cross References
2 Corinthians 13:11
Finally, brothers, rejoice, be perfect, be of good comfort, be of the same mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
1 Thessalonians 3:10
desiring exceedingly, night and day, to see your face, and to perfect what is lacking of your faith?
1 Corinthians 4:10
For we are foolish for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; and you are glorious, but we are infamous.
2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us purify ourselves from every defilement of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2 Corinthians 11:30
If it is necessary to boast, I will boast of my infirmities.
2 Corinthians 12:5-10
Of such a one will I boast, but of myself I will not boast except of my infirmities.
2 Corinthians 13:7-8
We wish to God that you may do no evil, not that we may appear approved, but that you may do good though we should be as reprobates.
Ephesians 4:12-13
for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edification of the body of Christ,
Philippians 3:12-15
Not that I have already obtained it, or have been already made perfect; but I follow on that I may attain that for which also I was arrested by Christ.
Colossians 1:28
whom we preach, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ;
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always striving for you in prayers that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
2 Timothy 3:17
that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly fitted for every good work.
Hebrews 6:1
Wherefore leaving the account of the beginning of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of a change of mind from dead works, and of faith in God,
Hebrews 12:23
and to the church of the first-born who are enrolled in heaven, and to a judge the God of all, and to spirits of the righteous made perfect,
Hebrews 13:21
perfect you in every good work to do his will, doing in you that which is pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever; amen.
1 Peter 5:10
And may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, when you have suffered a little while, himself make you perfect, confirm, strengthen, establish you.