2 Corinthians 12:9

First Nations Version

“The gift of my great kindness will give you the strength you need,” our Honored Chief said to me. “For the greatness of my power comes to the ones who understand how weak they are.” So then, I am glad to brag even more about how weak I am, so it can be clearly seen that the power resting on me comes from the Chosen One.

Cross References

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through the Chosen One who gives me strength!

2 Corinthians 12:10

That is why I can take joy in those things that show how weak I am. Others can insult me, mistreat me, hunt me down, and make things hard for me, all because of my trust in the Chosen One. For when I am weak, Creator’s strength becomes my own.

Ephesians 3:16

My prayer for you is that from the great treasures of his beauty, Creator will gift you with the Spirit’s mighty power and strengthen you in your inner being.

1 Corinthians 10:13

You are not so different from your ancestors who all faced temptation. All human beings are tempted in similar ways. So remember, the Great Spirit is faithful. He will not permit you to be tempted beyond your ability to resist. For when temptation comes, he will show you how to break free from it and stand firm.

Hebrews 4:16

So with brave hearts let us come before Creator’s seat of honor to receive mercy and the gift of his great kindness to help us in our time of need.

2 Corinthians 12:5

I will brag about that man, but as for myself I will boast only in how small and weak I am.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But because of the gift of his great kindness, I am what he has called me to be. His gift was not wasted on me. I worked harder than any of the message bearers. But it was not me. It was the gift of his great kindness at work in me.

1 Corinthians 2:5

In this way your trust would not rest on the wisdom of human beings, but in the Great Spirit’s power.

Colossians 1:11

We pray that you will grow strong with the strength that comes from the honor and shining-greatness of his power. Then you will be able to stand firm in a calm and unhurried manner, as you give thanks with glad hearts to the Great Spirit who is our Father from above. For he is the one who has made you ready to take your place on this road of life, a place he prepared for you among all the holy ones who walk in his light.

Luke 21:15

for I will give you the mouth of a wisdomkeeper, and no enemy will be able to answer you or prove you wrong.

2 Corinthians 11:30

If I must boast, I choose to brag about the things that show how weak I am.

1 Timothy 1:14

The gift of Creator’s great kindness overflowed to me along with the trust and love found in Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One.

Hebrews 11:34

They defeated the power of fire and escaped the long knives of their enemies. The weak were made strong and became great warriors who drove their enemies away.

Matthew 28:20

You will then teach them all the ways that I have instructed you to walk in.” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) then looked into their faces with love and great affection. He lifted his hands toward them and spoke these final blessing words over them. “Never forget,” he said as he began to rise up into the spirit-world above. “I will always be with you, your invisible guide, walking beside you, until the new age has fully come.” Aho! May it be so!

Matthew 28:18

“All the authority of the spirit-world above and the earth below has been given to me,” he told them.

2 Corinthians 12:15

It would make my heart glad to give all that I have and all that I am to you. If my love for you is so great, then why is your love for me so small?

1 Corinthians 2:3

I came to you as a weak human being in fear and trembling.

2 Corinthians 12:1

It does not seem like a good thing for me to keep “bragging like this,” but I now want to tell you about the sacred visions shown to me by the Great Spirit.