2 Corinthians 12:10
That is why I am glad to have weaknesses, insults, calamities, persecutions and tight corners, for the sake of Christ. For it is when I am weak that I am strong.
Treated in 18 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites 2 Corinthians 12:10
…in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.” 2 Corinthians 12:10 — “For when I am weak, then I am strong.” Chapter 9 — Jim Elliot Luke 9:24–25 — “For…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Breaking of the Outer Man cites 2 Corinthians 12:10
…weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9, ASV). Paul concludes, “when I am weak, then am I strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10, ASV). Nee's theology of brokenness is at its best when it helps Christians see weakness…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Learning to Walk by Faith cites 2 Corinthians 12:10
…his own ministry in deliberately paradoxical terms: “When I am weak, then am I strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10, ASV). That sentence overturns ordinary assumptions about leadership. Human institutions…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Helen Roseveare — The Doctor Who Called Suffering a Privilege cites 2 Corinthians 12:10
…most counterintuitive arithmetic of the gospel: “For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10, NIV). The missionary who acknowledged her weakness was not diminished in her witness.…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix a: Twenty-Five Core Teachings of Watchman Nee cites 2 Corinthians 12:10
…servant learns resurrection dependence. Paul says, “when I am weak, then am I strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10, ASV). This teaching should not lead Christians to pretend competence is bad. Gifts are…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
December cites 2 Cor. xii. 10
…to welcome us, and God to console!—Selected. December 2 When I am weak, then am I strong. 2 Cor. xii. 10. This is God's way. We advance by going backwards, we become strong by becoming weak, we…
- The Master’s Indwelling ·
That God May Be All in All cites 2 Corinthians 12:10
…insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then am I strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:10. Do you indeed desire God to be all in all? Take time to say every day as you bow before…
- The God of All Comfort ·
Discouragement cites 2 Corinthians 12:10
…for us, our lack of ability becomes an advantage. “For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10). The children of Israel provide a warning here. At the borders of the promised land…
- The Key Teachings of Hannah Whitall Smith ·
The Chariots of God cites 2 CORINTHIANS 12:10
…in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. 2 CORINTHIANS 12:10 But when the time comes, the invitation stands. The very thing that looks set to crush us…
- An All-Round Ministry ·
Strength in Weakness cites 2 Corinthians 12:10
…hath been mindful of us: He will bless us.” I draw my subject from the words of Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:10. “When I am weak, then am I strong.” I shall not be guilty of uttering anything fresh…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Christian Perfection cites 2 Cor. 12:10
…on: “Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses; for when I am weak, then am I strong;” [2 Cor. 12:10] that is, when I am weak in body, then am I strong in spirit. But will any man dare to…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
…ministry cannot be manufactured by natural strength. Scriptures to revisit John 5:19; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10; Ephesians 1:17-18; Hebrews 11:1; Isaiah 40:31; 2 Corinthians 1:9; John 7:17. Reflection…
- Humility ·
Humility and Happiness cites 2 Corinthians 12: 9-10
…insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”2 Corinthians 12: 9-10. The humble man has learnt the secret of abiding gladness. The weaker he feels, the lower…
- Portraits of Courage – Mary Slessor ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
…in pain, she began again, and was given strength one day at a time. Scriptures to revisit 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Isaiah 40:28-31. Reflection 1. What would it mean for you to “begin” today in weakness?…
- Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
…a ministry of letters, and a gentleness the fire had refined. Scriptures to revisit 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. Reflection 1. What small failures of love would you have to…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
…be judged with honesty and with mercy. Scriptures to revisit 2 Corinthians 4:16-18; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; 1 Timothy 5:23; Galatians 6:1-2. Reflection 1. How should Christians speak about leaders…
- With and Without Christ ·
Christians with Christ cites 2 Cor. xii. 7-10
…opposition of the world he must pass through many other kinds of trouble (Acts xiv. 22; 2 Cor. xii. 7-10), for it is God’s will that he should reach perfection through sufferings. Had these…
- George Müller of Bristol ·
The Narrative of the Lord's Dealings cites 2 Cor. xii. 1-10
…Him whose strength is not only manifested, but can only be made perfect, in weakness.* * 2 Cor. xii. 1-10. To those who think that no man can wield such power in prayer or live such a life of…