2 Corinthians 12:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

On account of such a one I will have glory: for myself I will take no glory, but only in my feeble body.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 2:3 : 3 And I was with you without strength, in fear and in doubt.
  • 2 Cor 11:30 : 30 If I have to take credit to myself, I will do so in the things in which I am feeble.
  • 2 Cor 12:9-9 : 9 And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me. 10 So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.

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  • 2 Cor 11:29-30
    2 verses
    89%

    29 Who is feeble and I am not feeble? who is in danger of falling, and I am not angry?

    30 If I have to take credit to myself, I will do so in the things in which I am feeble.

  • 2 Cor 12:6-11
    6 verses
    85%

    6 For if I had a desire to take credit to myself, it would not be foolish, for I would be saying what is true: but I will not, for fear that I might seem to any man more than he sees me to be, or has word from me that I am.

    7 And because the revelations were so very great, in order that I might not be overmuch lifted up, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, one sent from Satan to give me pain.

    8 And about this thing I made request to the Lord three times that it might be taken away from me.

    9 And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me.

    10 So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.

    11 I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.

  • 2 Cor 12:1-4
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    1 As it is necessary for me to take glory to myself, though it is not a good thing, I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

    2 I have knowledge of a man in Christ, fourteen years back (if he was in the body, or out of the body, I am not able to say, but God only), who was taken up to the third heaven.

    3 And I have knowledge of such a man (if he was in the body, or out of the body, I am not able to say, but God only),

    4 How he was taken up into Paradise, and words came to his ears which may not be said, and which man is not able to say.

  • 2 Cor 11:16-18
    3 verses
    79%

    16 I say again, Let me not seem foolish to anyone; but if I do, put up with me as such, so that I may take a little glory to myself.

    17 What I am now saying is not by the order of the Lord, but as a foolish person, taking credit to myself, as it seems.

    18 Seeing that there are those who take credit to themselves after the flesh, I will do the same.

  • Rom 15:17-18
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    78%

    17 So I have pride in Christ Jesus in the things which are God's.

    18 And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act,

  • 2 Cor 10:16-18
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    16 So that we may be able to go on and take the good news to countries still farther away than you are, and not take credit for another man's work in making things ready to our hand.

    17 But whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.

    18 For the Lord's approval of a man is not dependent on his opinion of himself, but on the Lord's opinion of him.

  • 2 Cor 5:12
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    12 We are not again requesting your approval, but we are giving you the chance of taking pride in us, so that you may be able to give an answer to those whose glory is in seeming, and not in the heart.

  • 2 Cor 11:5
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    5 For in my opinion, I am in no way less than the most important of the Apostles.

  • 2 Cor 11:10
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    10 As the true word of Christ is in me, I will let no man take from me this my cause of pride in the country of Achaia.

  • Eph 3:13
    74%

    13 For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.

  • 1 Cor 9:15
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    15 But I have not made use of any of these things: and I am not writing this in the hope that it may be so for me: for it would be better for me to undergo death, than for any man to make this pride of mine of no effect.

  • 1 Cor 1:31
    74%

    31 So that, as it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.

  • 2 Cor 10:8
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    8 For though I might take pride in our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for your destruction), it will not be a cause of shame to me:

  • Gal 6:14
    73%

    14 But far be it from me to have glory in anything, but only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which this world has come to an end on the cross for me, and I for it.

  • 2 Cor 11:21
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    21 I say this by way of shaming ourselves, as if we had been feeble. But if anyone puts himself forward (I am talking like a foolish person), I will do the same.

  • 2 Cor 12:13
    72%

    13 For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.

  • 2 Cor 11:12
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    12 But what I do, that I will go on doing, so that I may give no chance to those who are looking for one; so that, in the cause of their pride, they may be seen to be the same as we are.

  • 2 Cor 7:4
    72%

    4 My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.

  • 1 Cor 1:29
    72%

    29 So that no flesh might have glory before God.

  • 1 Cor 15:10
    72%

    10 But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

  • 2 Cor 13:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3 Seeing that you are looking for a sign of Christ giving out his word in me; who is not feeble in relation to you, but is strong in you:

    4 For he was feeble in that he was put to death on the cross, but he is living by the power of God. And we are feeble in him, but we will be living with him through the power of God in relation to you.

  • Gal 4:13
    71%

    13 But you have knowledge that with a feeble body I was preaching the good news to you the first time;

  • 2 Cor 10:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12 For we will not make comparison of ourselves with some of those who say good things about themselves: but these, measuring themselves by themselves, and making comparison of themselves with themselves, are not wise.

    13 We will not give glory to ourselves in over-great measure, but after the measure of the rule which God has given us, a measure which comes even to you.

  • Phil 3:4
    71%

    4 Even though I myself might have faith in the flesh: if any other man has reason to have faith in the flesh, I have more:

  • Gal 1:24
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    24 And they gave glory to God in me.

  • Rom 15:1
    70%

    1 We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.

  • Phil 1:30
    70%

    30 Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

  • 2 Cor 4:7
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    7 But we have this wealth in vessels of earth, so that it may be seen that the power comes not from us but from God;

  • 2 Cor 10:2
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    2 Yes, I make my request to you, so that when I am with you I may not have to make use of the authority which may be needed against some to whom we seem to be walking after the flesh.

  • 2 Cor 7:14
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    14 For I was not put to shame in anything in which I may have made clear to him my pride in you; but as we said nothing to you but what was true, so the good things which I said to Titus about you were seen by him to be true.

  • 1 Cor 4:6
    70%

    6 My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.

  • 2 Cor 3:5
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    5 Not as if we were able by ourselves to do anything for which we might take the credit; but our power comes from God;

  • 1 Cor 4:10
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    10 We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ; we are feeble, but you are strong; you have glory, but we have shame.

  • 2 Cor 11:1
    69%

    1 Put up with me if I am a little foolish: but, truly, you do put up with me.