2 Corinthians 12:9

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and He said to me, `Sufficient for thee is My grace, for My power in infirmity is perfected;' most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may rest on me:

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  • 2 Cor 12:10 : 10 wherefore I am well pleased in infirmities, in damages, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses -- for Christ; for whenever I am infirm, then I am powerful;
  • Phil 4:13 : 13 For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;
  • Eph 3:16 : 16 that He may give to you, according to the riches of His glory, with might to be strengthened through His Spirit, in regard to the inner man,
  • Isa 40:29-31 : 29 He is giving power to the weary, And to those not strong He increaseth might. 30 Even youths are wearied and fatigued, And young men utterly stumble, 31 But those expecting Jehovah pass `to' power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!
  • 1 Cor 10:13 : 13 No temptation hath taken you -- except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear `it'.
  • Isa 43:2 : 2 When thou passest into waters, I `am' with thee, And into floods, they do not overflow thee, When thou goest into fire, thou art not burnt, And a flame doth not burn against thee.
  • 2 Cor 12:5 : 5 Of such an one I will boast, and of myself I will not boast, except in my infirmities,
  • 1 Pet 4:13-14 : 13 but, according as ye have fellowship with the sufferings of the Christ, rejoice ye, that also in the revelation of his glory ye may rejoice -- exulting; 14 if ye be reproached in the name of Christ -- happy `are ye', because the Spirit of glory and of God upon you doth rest; in regard, indeed, to them, he is evil-spoken of, and in regard to you, he is glorified;
  • Heb 4:16 : 16 we may come near, then, with freedom, to the throne of the grace, that we may receive kindness, and find grace -- for seasonable help.
  • 2 Cor 3:5-6 : 5 not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything, as of ourselves, but our sufficiency `is' of God, 6 who also made us sufficient `to be' ministrants of a new covenant, not of letter, but of spirit; for the letter doth kill, and the spirit doth make alive.
  • Deut 33:25-27 : 25 Iron and brass `are' thy shoes, And as thy days -- thy strength. 26 There is none like the God of Jeshurun, Riding the heavens in thy help, And in His excellency the skies. 27 A habitation `is' the eternal God, And beneath `are' arms age-during. And He casteth out from thy presence the enemy, and saith, `Destroy!'
  • 1 Tim 1:14 : 14 and exceedingly abound did the grace of our Lord, with faith and love that `is' in Christ Jesus:
  • Luke 21:15 : 15 for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all your opposers shall not be able to refute or resist.
  • Josh 1:9 : 9 `Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee `is' Jehovah thy God in every `place' whither thou goest.'
  • Exod 4:10-15 : 10 And Moses saith unto Jehovah, `O, my Lord, I `am' not a man of words, either yesterday, or before, or since Thy speaking unto Thy servant, for I `am' slow of mouth, and slow of tongue.' 11 And Jehovah saith unto him, `Who appointed a mouth for man? or who appointeth the dumb, or deaf, or open, or blind? is it not I, Jehovah? 12 and now, go, and I -- I am with thy mouth, and have directed thee that which thou speakest;' 13 and he saith, `O, my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand Thou dost send.' 14 And the anger of Jehovah burneth against Moses, and He saith, `Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I have known that he speaketh well, and also, lo, he is coming out to meet thee; when he hath seen thee, then he hath rejoiced in his heart, 15 and thou hast spoken unto him, and hast set the words in his mouth, and I -- I am with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and have directed you that which ye do;
  • Matt 5:11-12 : 11 `Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake -- 12 rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward `is' great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.
  • Matt 10:19-20 : 19 `And whenever they may deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye may speak, for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak; 20 for ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father that is speaking in you.
  • Isa 35:3-4 : 3 Strengthen ye the feeble hands, Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen. 4 Say to the hastened of heart, `Be strong, Fear not, lo, your God; vengeance cometh, The recompence of God, He Himself doth come and save you.'
  • Dan 10:16-19 : 16 and lo, as the manner of the sons of men, he is striking against my lips, and I open my mouth, and I speak, and say unto him who is standing over-against me: My lord, by the appearance turned have been my pangs against me, and I have retained no power. 17 And how is the servant of this my lord able to speak with this my lord? as for me, henceforth there remaineth in me no power, yea, breath hath not been left in me. 18 `And he addeth, and striketh against me, as the appearance of a man, and strengtheneth me, 19 and he saith: Do not fear, O man greatly desired, peace to thee, be strong, yea, be strong; and when he speaketh with me, I have strengthened myself, and I say, Let my lord speak, for thou hast strengthened me.
  • 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 and by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that `is' towards me came not in vain, but more abundantly than they all did I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God that `is' with me;
  • Heb 11:34 : 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the mouth of the sword, were made powerful out of infirmities, became strong in battle, caused to give way camps of the aliens.
  • Col 1:11 : 11 in all might being made mighty according to the power of His glory, to all endurance and long-suffering with joy.
  • Col 1:28-29 : 28 whom we proclaim, warning every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus, 29 for which also I labour, striving according to his working that is working in me in power.
  • 1 Cor 2:5 : 5 that your faith may not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
  • Zeph 3:17 : 17 Jehovah thy God `is' in thy midst, A mighty one doth save, He rejoiceth over thee with joy, He doth work in His love, He joyeth over thee with singing.'
  • Matt 28:20 : 20 teaching them to observe all, whatever I did command you,) and lo, I am with you all the days -- till the full end of the age.'
  • Jer 1:6-9 : 6 And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah! lo, I have not known -- to speak, for I `am' a youth.' 7 And Jehovah saith unto me, `Do not say, I `am' a youth, for to all to whom I send thee thou goest, and all that I command thee thou speakest. 8 Be not afraid of their faces, for with thee `am' I to deliver thee, -- an affirmation of Jehovah.' 9 And Jehovah putteth forth His hand, and striketh against my mouth, and Jehovah saith unto me, `Lo, I have put my words in thy mouth.
  • Ps 8:2 : 2 From the mouths of infants and sucklings Thou hast founded strength, Because of Thine adversaries, To still an enemy and a self-avenger.
  • Isa 4:5-6 : 5 Then hath Jehovah prepared Over every fixed place of Mount Zion, And over her convocations, A cloud by day, and smoke, And the shining of a flaming fire by night, That, over all honour a safe-guard, 6 And a covering may be, For a shadow by day from drought, And for a refuge, and for a hiding place, From inundation and from rain!
  • Isa 41:13-16 : 13 For I, Jehovah thy God, Am strengthening thy right hand, He who is saying to thee, `Fear not, I have helped thee.' 14 Fear not, O worm Jacob, ye men of Israel, I helped thee, an affirmation of Jehovah, Even thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. 15 Lo, I have set thee for a new sharp threshing instrument, Possessing teeth, thou threshest mountains, And beatest small, and hills as chaff thou makest. 16 Thou winnowest them, and a wind lifteth them up, And a whirlwind scattereth them, And thou -- thou rejoicest in Jehovah, In the Holy One of Israel dost boast thyself.
  • Matt 28:18 : 18 And having come near, Jesus spake to them, saying, `Given to me was all authority in heaven and on earth;
  • 2 Cor 11:30 : 30 if to boast it behoveth `me', of the things of my infirmity I will boast;
  • 2 Cor 12:15 : 15 and I most gladly will spend and be entirely spent for your souls, even if, more abundantly loving you, less I am loved.
  • Isa 11:2 : 2 Rested on him hath the Spirit of Jehovah, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and might, The spirit of knowledge and fear of Jehovah.
  • 2 Kgs 2:15 : 15 And they see him -- the sons of the prophets who `are' in Jericho -- over-against, and they say, `Rested hath the spirit of Elijah on Elisha;' and they come to meet him, and bow themselves to him to the earth,
  • Exod 3:11-12 : 11 And Moses saith unto God, `Who `am' I, that I go unto Pharaoh, and that I bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt?' 12 and He saith, `Because I am with thee, and this `is' to thee the sign that I have sent thee: in thy bringing out the people from Egypt -- ye do serve God on this mount.'

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