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2 Corinthians 12:9 — And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength…
“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.”
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The verses around 2 Corinthians 12:9.
7And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
8For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
9And 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.
10Therefore 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.
11I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.
Verse explanation
The answer Paul receives, “My grace is sufficient for thee,” becomes the summary of his whole defense in these chapters: he'd rather boast in his weaknesses because that's where it becomes clear that the power at work in him comes from God, not from himself.
From the 2 Corinthians 12 study in Bible in Stories.
2 Corinthians 12:9 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E disse-me: A minha graça te basta, porque o meu poder se aperfeiçoa na fraqueza. De boa vontade pois me gloriarei nas minhas fraquezas, para que em mim habite o poder de Christo.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Mas ele me disse: “Minha graça te basta, porque meu poder se aperfeiçoa na fraqueza”. Por isso, com muito prazer, eu me orgulharei nas minhas fraquezas, para que o poder de Cristo habite em mim.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Pero él me dijo: “Mi gracia te bastará, pues mi poder se hace eficaz en la debilidad”. Por eso me jacto felizmente de mis debilidades, para que habite en mí el poder de Cristo.
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