2 Corinthians 13:3

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Since you are looking for proof that Christ is speaking through me, who is not weak in dealing with you but is powerful among you.

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  • Matt 10:20 : 20 For it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
  • 2 Cor 12:12 : 12 The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with utmost patience, with signs, wonders, and miracles.
  • Matt 18:18-20 : 18 Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. 19 Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three gather in my name, there I am with them.
  • Luke 21:15 : 15 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
  • 1 Cor 5:4-5 : 4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, and my spirit is with you, along with the power of our Lord Jesus, 5 hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
  • 1 Cor 9:1-3 : 1 Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? 2 If I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. 3 This is my defense to those who examine me.
  • 2 Cor 2:6 : 6 The punishment imposed by the majority is sufficient for such a person.
  • 2 Cor 2:10 : 10 Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And what I have forgiven—if I have forgiven anything—it has been for your benefit in the presence of Christ.
  • 2 Cor 3:1-3 : 1 Are we beginning again to recommend ourselves? Or do we, like some, need letters of recommendation to you or from you? 2 You are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. 3 It is clear that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
  • 2 Cor 10:4 : 4 The weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but they are powerful through God for the destruction of strongholds. We demolish arguments
  • 2 Cor 10:8-9 : 8 Even if I boast a little more about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed. 9 I do not want to seem as though I am trying to frighten you with my letters. 10 For some say, 'His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speech is contemptible.'

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  • 2 Cor 13:4-5
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    4For though He was crucified in weakness, He lives by the power of God. Likewise, we are weak in Him, but we will live with Him by God’s power for your benefit.

    5Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test?

  • 2 Cor 10:8-11
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    8Even if I boast a little more about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.

    9I do not want to seem as though I am trying to frighten you with my letters.

    10For some say, 'His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speech is contemptible.'

    11Let such people realize that what we are in our letters while absent, we will be in our actions when present.

  • 2 Cor 12:9-10
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    9But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.' Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

    10Therefore, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

  • 1 Cor 2:3-5
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    3I came to you in weakness, fear, and great trembling.

    4My message and my preaching were not based on persuasive words of human wisdom but on a demonstration of the Spirit and of power.

    5So that your faith would not rest on human wisdom but on God's power.

  • 2 Cor 13:9-10
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    9We are glad whenever we are weak but you are strong; and our prayer is that you may be fully restored.

    10This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I come, I may not have to be harsh in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not tearing you down.

  • Phil 1:30
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    30since you are experiencing the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.

  • 2 Cor 10:1-2
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    1Now I, Paul, appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—who is humble when present among you but bold when absent.

    2I beg you that when I am present, I will not have to be bold with the confidence I consider using against some, who think we live according to the flesh.

  • Eph 3:13
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    13Therefore, I ask you not to lose heart over my sufferings for you, which are for your glory.

  • Gal 4:13
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    13You know that it was because of a weakness in my flesh that I first preached the gospel to you.

  • Eph 3:16
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    16I pray that out of the riches of His glory, He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,

  • 2 Cor 3:2-3
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    2You are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone.

    3It is clear that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

  • 1 Cor 4:10
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    10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, but we are dishonored!

  • Col 1:29
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    29To this end, I labor and struggle with all His energy, which so powerfully works within me.

  • 1 Cor 16:13
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    13Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong.

  • 2 Tim 2:1
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    1So then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

  • 1 Thess 1:5
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    5Because our gospel came to you not only in words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. As you know, we lived among you for your sake.

  • 1 Cor 1:25
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    25For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

  • 2 Cor 11:30
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    30If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.

  • 1 Cor 4:19-20
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    19But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only what those who are arrogant are saying, but what power they have.

    20For the kingdom of God is not a matter of words, but of power.

  • Phil 4:13
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    13I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

  • 2 Cor 4:12
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    12So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

  • Rom 15:18-19
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    18I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done.

    19By the power of signs and wonders, through the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.

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    5On behalf of this man I will boast, but concerning myself I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.

  • Phlm 1:8
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    8For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right,

  • Eph 6:10
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    10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.

  • Eph 1:19
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    19and the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. This power is according to the working of His mighty strength,

  • 1 Cor 1:6
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    6Just as the testimony of Christ was confirmed among you,

  • 2 Cor 2:9
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    9For this reason, I also wrote to you, to test you and see if you are obedient in everything.

  • 2 Cor 12:12
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    12The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with utmost patience, with signs, wonders, and miracles.

  • 1 Cor 1:18
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    18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

  • 2 Cor 13:2
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    2I have said before, and I am saying again now as though present, even though I am absent, to those who have sinned previously and to all the rest: If I come again, I will not spare anyone.

  • Rom 15:1
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    1We who are strong ought to bear with the weaknesses of those who are weak, and not to please ourselves.

  • 2 Thess 3:9
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    9It was not that we lack the right to receive support, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

  • 2 Thess 1:12
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    12So that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Cor 11:21
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    21To my shame, I must admit that we were too weak for that! Yet whatever anyone else dares to boast about—I am speaking like a fool—I also dare to boast.

  • Phil 1:20
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    20My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed in anything, but that with all boldness, now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

  • Eph 3:4
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    4By reading this, you are able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

  • Phil 1:28
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    28And do not be frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation—and that from God.