Thematic Bible: In weakness, promised

Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babes You have established strength
Because of Your adversaries,
That You might silence the enemy and make the revengeful cease.

Verse Concepts

Baby dedicationBeing A KidBabies, Figurative UseLipsSilenceStrength, SpiritualTeachers Of The LawChildren And The Kingdom

Enemies Of GodNot AvengingPraise To God Is FittingBabies Used As A Spiritual ImageKidsbabyPraising God With Your Mouth

For even though He was crucified in weakness [yielding Himself], yet He lives [resurrected] by the power of God [His Father]. For we too are weak in Him [as He was humanly weak], yet we are alive and well [in fellowship] with Him because of the power of God directed toward you.

Verse Concepts

Apostles, Function In Early ChurchGod, Power OfPower, HumanStrength, DivineWeakness, PhysicalPower Of God, ShownComparisonsGod's WeaknessLife With Christ

Christ Was KilledChrist's LifeGod Showed His PowerSignificance Of Christ's CrucifixionThe CrossWeaknessexamscrucifixion

But God has selected [for His purpose] the foolish things of the world to shame the wise [revealing their ignorance], and God has selected [for His purpose] the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong [revealing their frailty].

Verse Concepts

MidgetsChosen InstrumentsWeakness, SpiritualSmall Things God UsesFoolishness Of GodFoolishness Of Men

Shaming PeopleChosen DisciplesWise Man Or FoolMighty in its influenceWeakness

But He said to me, My grace (My favor and loving-kindness and mercy) is enough for you [sufficient against any danger and enables you to bear the trouble manfully]; for My strength and power are made perfect (fulfilled and completed) and show themselves most effective in [your] weakness. Therefore, I will all the more gladly glory in my weaknesses and infirmities, that the strength and power of Christ (the Messiah) may rest (yes, may pitch a tent over and dwell) upon me! So for the sake of Christ, I am well pleased and take pleasure in infirmities, insults, hardships, persecutions, perplexities and distresses; for when I am weak [ in human strength], then am I [truly] strong (able, powerful in divine strength).

Who by [the help of] faith subdued kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promised blessings, closed the mouths of lions, Extinguished the power of raging fire, escaped the devourings of the sword, out of frailty and weakness won strength and became stalwart, even mighty and resistless in battle, routing alien hosts.