2 Corinthians 12:9 - Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ And he said to me: "My grace is sufficient for you. For virtue is perfected in weakness." And so, willingly shall I glory in my weaknesses, so that the virtue of Christ may live within me.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ 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!

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Common English Bible

⁹ He said to me, “My grace is enough for you, because power is made perfect in weakness.” So I’ll gladly spend my time bragging about my weaknesses so that Christ’s power can rest on me.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ And he said to me: My grace is sufficient for thee; for power is made perfect in infirmity. Gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may dwell in me.

English Standard Version 2016

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

2 Corinthians 12:9 Cross References

2 Kings 2:15

Then the sons of the prophets, who were at Jericho, watching from a distance, said, "The spirit of Elijah has rested upon Elisha." And approaching to meet him, they reverenced him prone on the ground.

Psalm 8:2

O Lord, our Lord, how admirable is your name throughout all the earth! For your magnificence is elevated above the heavens.

Isaiah 11:2

And the Spirit of the Lord will rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge and piety.

Isaiah 43:2

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and the rivers will not cover you. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned, and the flames will not scorch you.

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God is the strength in your midst; he will save. He will rejoice over you with gladness. In his love, he will be silent. He will exult over you with praise.

Matthew 28:18

And Jesus, drawing near, spoke to them, saying: "All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

Matthew 28:20

teaching them to observe all that I have ever commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, even to the consummation of the age."

Luke 21:15

For I will give to you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries will not be able to resist or contradict.

1 Corinthians 10:13

Temptation should not take hold of you, except what is human. For God is faithful, and he will not permit you to be tempted beyond your ability. Instead, he will effect his Providence, even during temptation, so that you may be able to bear it.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But, by the grace of God, I am what I am. And his grace in me has not been empty, since I have labored more abundantly than all of them. Yet it is not I, but the grace of God within me.

1 Corinthians 2:3

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

1 Corinthians 2:5

so that your faith would not be based on the wisdom of men, but on the virtue of God.

2 Corinthians 11:30

If it is necessary to glory, I will glory of the things that concern my weaknesses.

2 Corinthians 12:1

If it is necessary (though certainly not expedient) to glory, then I will next tell of visions and revelations from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 12:10

Because of this, I am pleased in my infirmity: in reproaches, in difficulties, in persecutions, in distresses, for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am powerful.

2 Corinthians 12:15

And so, very willingly, I will spend and exhaust myself for the sake of your souls, loving you more, while being loved less.

2 Corinthians 12:5

On behalf of someone like this, I will glory. But on behalf of myself, I will not glory about anything, except my infirmities.

Ephesians 3:16

And I ask him to grant to you to be strengthened in virtue by his Spirit, in accord with the wealth of his glory, in the inner man,

Philippians 4:13

Everything is possible in him who has strengthened me.

Colossians 1:11

being strengthened in every virtue, in accord with the power of his glory, with all patience and longsuffering, with joy,

1 Timothy 1:14

And so the grace of our Lord has abounded greatly, with the faith and love that is in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 11:34

extinguished the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, recovered from infirmities, showed strength in battle, turned back the armies of foreigners.

Hebrews 4:16

Therefore, let us go forth with confidence toward the throne of grace, so that we may obtain mercy, and find grace, in a helpful time.

Joshua 1:9

Behold, I am instructing you. Be strengthened, and be steadfast. Do not dread, and do not fear. For the Lord your God is with you in all things, wherever you may go."