2 Corinthians 12:5

New International Reader's Version

I will brag about a man like that. But I won’t brag about myself. I will brag only about how weak I am.

Cross References

Matthew 8:17

This happened so that what Isaiah the prophet had said would come true. He had said, “He suffered the things we should have suffered. He took on himself the sicknesses that should have been ours.” (Isaiah 53:4)

1 Corinthians 2:3

When I came to you, I was weak and very afraid and trembling all over.

2 Corinthians 11:30

If I have to brag, I will brag about the things that show how weak I am.

2 Corinthians 12:1

We can’t gain anything by bragging. But I have to do it anyway. I am going to tell you what I’ve seen. I want to talk about what the Lord has shown me.