Verse 9

And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you; for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Other Translations

  • Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

    Og han sa til meg: Min nåde er nok for deg; for min styrke blir fullendt i svakhet. Derfor vil jeg heller glede meg over mine svakheter, for at Kristi kraft kan hvile over meg.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk

    Og han sa til meg: "Min nåde er tilstrekkelig for deg; min kraft fullendes i svakhet." Derfor vil jeg glede meg mer over mine svakheter, så Kristi kraft kan hvile over meg.

  • Norsk King James

    Og han sa til meg: Min nåde er nok for deg; for min styrke er gjort fullkommen i svakhet. Derfor vil jeg gjerne rose meg i mine svakheter, så Kristi kraft kan hvile over meg.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    og han sa til meg: 'Min nåde er nok for deg, for min kraft fullendes i svakhet.' Derfor vil jeg helst skryte av mine svakheter, så Kristi kraft kan bo i meg.

  • KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

    Og han sa til meg: Min nåde er nok for deg, for min kraft er fullendt i svakhet. Derfor vil jeg med stor glede heller rose meg av mine svakheter, for at Kristi kraft kan hvile over meg.

  • Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

    Men han sa til meg: 'Min nåde er nok for deg, for min kraft fullendes i svakhet.' Derfor vil jeg med glede heller rose meg av mine svakheter, så Kristi kraft kan hvile over meg.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Og han sa til meg: Min nåde er nok for deg, for min kraft fullendes i svakhet. Derfor vil jeg med glede heller rose meg av mine svakheter, for at Kristi kraft kan hvile over meg.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Han sa til meg: «Min nåde er nok for deg, for min styrke blir fullkommen i svakhet.» Derfor vil jeg med glede skryte av mine svakheter, så Kristi kraft kan hvile over meg.

  • gpt4.5-preview

    Og han sa til meg: «Min nåde er nok for deg, for min kraft fullendes i svakhet.» Derfor vil jeg med glede heller rose meg av mine skrøpeligheter, for at Kristi kraft skal hvile over meg.

  • En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

    Og han sa til meg: «Min nåde er nok for deg, for min kraft fullendes i svakhet.» Derfor vil jeg med glede heller rose meg av mine skrøpeligheter, for at Kristi kraft skal hvile over meg.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Men han sa til meg: Min nåde er nok for deg, for min kraft fullendes i svakhet. Derfor vil jeg mest av alt skryte av mine svakheter, slik at Kristi kraft kan hvile over meg.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    But 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.

  • biblecontext

    { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.12.9", "source": "Καὶ εἴρηκέν μοι, Ἀρκεῖ σοι ἡ χάρις μου: ἡ γὰρ δύναμις μου ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ τελειοῦται. Ἥδιστα οὖν μᾶλλον καυχήσομαι ἐν ταῖς ἀσθενείαις μου, ἵνα ἐπισκηνώσῃ ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ἡ δύναμις τοῦ Χριστοῦ.", "text": "And he *eirēken* to me, *Arkei* to you the *charis* of me: the for *dynamis* of me in *astheneia teleoutai*. Most gladly therefore rather *kauchēsomai* in the *astheneiais* of me, *hina episkēnōsē* upon me the *dynamis* of the *Christou*.", "grammar": { "*eirēken*": "perfect indicative, active, 3rd singular - he has said", "*Arkei*": "present indicative, active, 3rd singular - is sufficient", "*charis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - grace/favor", "*dynamis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - power/strength", "*astheneia*": "dative, feminine, singular - in weakness/infirmity", "*teleoutai*": "present indicative, passive, 3rd singular - is perfected/completed", "*kauchēsomai*": "future indicative, middle, 1st singular - I will boast/glory", "*astheneiais*": "dative, feminine, plural - in weaknesses/infirmities", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*episkēnōsē*": "aorist subjunctive, active, 3rd singular - might rest upon/dwell upon", "*dynamis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - power/strength", "*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ" }, "variants": { "*eirēken*": "he has said/he has spoken/he has told", "*Arkei*": "is sufficient/is enough/satisfies", "*charis*": "grace/favor/kindness", "*dynamis*": "power/strength/might/ability", "*astheneia*": "weakness/infirmity/frailty", "*teleoutai*": "is perfected/is completed/is made perfect", "*kauchēsomai*": "I will boast/I will glory/I will exult", "*episkēnōsē*": "might rest upon/might dwell upon/might tabernacle upon" } }

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

    Men han sa til meg: 'Min nåde er nok for deg, for min kraft blir fullendt i svakhet.' Derfor vil jeg desto heller skryte av mine svakheter, for at Kristi kraft kan hvile over meg.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    og han sagde til mig: Min Naade er dig nok; thi min Kraft fuldkommes i Skrøbelighed. Derfor vil jeg helst rose mig af mine Skrøbeligheder, paa det at Christi Kraft kan boe i mig.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Og han sa til meg: Min nåde er nok for deg, for min kraft blir fullendt i svakhet. Derfor vil jeg med glede mye heller rose meg av mine svakheter, for at Kristi kraft kan hvile over meg.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Han har sagt til meg: "Min nåde er nok for deg, for min kraft blir fullendt i svakhet." Derfor vil jeg helst rose meg av mine svakheter, for at Kristi kraft skal hvile over meg.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Og han sa til meg: 'Min nåde er nok for deg, for min kraft blir fullendt i skrøpelighet.' Derfor vil jeg med glede heller skryte av mine svakheter, for at Kristi kraft kan hvile over meg.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Han sa til meg: Min nåde er nok for deg, for min kraft fullendes i svakhet. Derfor vil jeg helst rose meg av min svakhet, for at Kristi kraft kan hvile over meg.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Og han sa til meg: Min nåde er nok for deg, for min makt fullendes i svakhet. Derfor vil jeg mest gladelig ta stolthet i min svakhet, så Kristi kraft kan hvile over meg.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And he sayde vnto me: my grace is sufficient for the. For my stregth is made perfact thorow weaknes. Very gladly therfore will I reioyce of my weaknes that the strength of Christ maye dwell in me

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And he sayde vnto me: My grace is sufficiet for the. For my strength is made perfecte thorow weaknes. Very glad therfore wil I reioyse in my weaknesses, that the strength of Christ maye dwell in me.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he said vnto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect through weakenesse. Very gladly therefore will I reioyce rather in mine infirmities, that the power of Christ may dwell in me.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he sayde vnto me: My grace is sufficient for thee. For my strength is made perfect in weakenesse. Most gladly therfore, I wyll rather glorie in my infirmities, that the power of Christ myght dwell in me.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he said unto me, ‹My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.› Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

  • 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:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for [my] power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But he said to me,“My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Cor 12:10 : 10 Therefore, I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
  • Phil 4:13 : 13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
  • Eph 3:16 : 16 That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner being;
  • Isa 40:29-31 : 29 He gives power to the faint, and to those who have no might he increases strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, 31 But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
  • 1 Cor 10:13 : 13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not let you be tempted beyond what you are able; but with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.
  • Isa 43:2 : 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you: when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned; nor shall the flame ignite upon you.
  • 2 Cor 12:5 : 5 Of such a one will I boast, yet of myself I will not boast, but in my weaknesses.
  • 1 Pet 4:13-14 : 13 But rejoice, since you are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. 14 If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you: on their part he is spoken of as evil, but on your part he is glorified.
  • Heb 4:16 : 16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
  • 2 Cor 3:5-6 : 5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God, 6 Who also made us able ministers of the new covenant; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
  • Deut 33:25-27 : 25 Your shoes shall be iron and bronze; and as your days, so shall your strength be. 26 There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides upon the heavens to help you, and in his majesty on the sky. 27 The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall drive out the enemy from before you; and shall say, Destroy them.
  • 1 Tim 1:14 : 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
  • Luke 21:15 : 15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to contradict nor resist.
  • Josh 1:9 : 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.
  • Exod 4:10-15 : 10 And Moses said to the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before, nor since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue. 11 And the LORD said to him, Who has made man's mouth? or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the LORD? 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall say. 13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray, by the hand of him whom you will send. 14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he comes forth to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. 15 And you shall speak to him, and put words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.
  • Matt 5:11-12 : 11 Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
  • Matt 10:19-20 : 19 But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you shall speak: for it shall be given to you in that same hour what you shall speak. 20 For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
  • Isa 35:3-4 : 3 Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. 4 Say to those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; He will come and save you.
  • Dan 10:16-19 : 16 And, behold, one in the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips; then I opened my mouth, and spoke, and said to him who stood before me, O my lord, because of the vision, my sorrows overwhelm me, and I have retained no strength. 17 For how can the servant of this my lord speak with this my lord? For as for me, immediately there remained no strength in me, nor is there breath left in me. 18 Then there came again and touched me one in the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me, 19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not; peace be to you, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken to me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.
  • 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
  • Heb 11:34 : 34 quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
  • Col 1:11 : 11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;
  • Col 1:28-29 : 28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: 29 To this end I also labor, striving according to his working, which works mightily in me.
  • 1 Cor 2:5 : 5 that your faith should not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
  • Zeph 3:17 : 17 The LORD your God in the midst of you is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over you with joy; he will rest in his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.
  • Matt 28:20 : 20 Teaching them to observe all things I have commanded you; and, lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.
  • Jer 1:6-9 : 6 Then I said, Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. 7 But the LORD said to me, Do not say, I am a child: for you shall go to all to whom I shall send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. 8 Do not be afraid of their faces: for I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD. 9 Then the LORD put forth His hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said to me, Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
  • Ps 8:2 : 2 Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants, you have ordained strength because of your enemies, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.
  • Isa 4:5-6 : 5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory shall be a defense. 6 And there shall be a pavilion for a shade in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain.
  • Isa 41:13-16 : 13 For I the LORD your God will hold your right hand, saying to you, Fear not; I will help you. 14 Fear not, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel; I will help you, says the LORD, and your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. 15 Behold, I will make you a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: you shall thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shall make the hills as chaff. 16 You shall fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and you shall rejoice in the LORD, and shall glory in the Holy One of Israel.
  • Matt 28:18 : 18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority is given to me in heaven and on earth.
  • 2 Cor 11:30 : 30 If I must boast, I will boast in the things concerning my weakness.
  • 2 Cor 12:15 : 15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved.
  • Isa 11:2 : 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
  • 2 Kgs 2:15 : 15 And when the sons of the prophets who were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
  • Exod 3:11-12 : 11 And Moses said to God, Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? 12 And he said, Certainly I will be with you; and this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God upon this mountain.
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