2 Corinthians 13:9

9 We are glad whenever we are weak but you are strong; and our prayer is that you may be fully restored.

2 Corinthians 13:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.
ESV
9 For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. Your restoration is what we pray for.
NLT
9 We are glad to seem weak if it helps show that you are actually strong. We pray that you will become mature.
MSG
9 We couldn't possibly do otherwise. We don't just put up with our limitations; we celebrate them, and then go on to celebrate every strength, every triumph of the truth in you. We pray hard that it will all come together in your lives.
CSB
9 In fact, we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray for this: your maturity.

2 Corinthians 13:9 In-Context

7 Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not so that people will see that we have stood the test but so that you will do what is right even though we may seem to have failed.
8 For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.
9 We are glad whenever we are weak but you are strong; and our prayer is that you may be fully restored.
10 This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh in my use of authority—the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.
11 Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S 1 Corinthians 2:3
  • 2. 2 Corinthians 4:12
  • 3. ver 11; Ephesians 4:13
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