BLB 2Cr 12

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2Cr 12:9 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

My grace		2Cr 12:10; 2Cr 3:5,6; Exd 3:11,12; Exd 4:10-15; Deu 33:25-27; Jos 1:9; Isa 43:2; Jer 1:6-9; Mat 10:19,20; Luk 21:15; 1Cr 10:13; 1Cr 15:10; Col 1:28,29; 1Ti 1:14; Hbr 4:16
for		Psa 8:2; Isa 35:3,4; Isa 40:29-31; Isa 41:13-16; Dan 10:16-19; Eph 3:16; Phl 4:13; Col 1:11; Hbr 11:34
Most		2Cr 12:10,15; Mat 5:11,12
glory		2Cr 12:5; 2Cr 11:30
the power		2Ki 2:15; Isa 4:5,6; Isa 11:2; Zep 3:17; Mat 28:18,20; 1Pe 4:13,14

Correlating Passages

My grace

	2Cr 12:10	Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
	2Cr 3:5	Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God;
	2Cr 3:6	Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
	Exd 3:11	And Moses said unto God, Who [am] I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
	Exd 3:12	And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this [shall be] a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
	Exd 4:10	And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I [am] not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I [am] slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
	Exd 4:11	And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
	Exd 4:12	Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
	Exd 4:13	And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand [of him whom] thou wilt send.
	Exd 4:14	And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, [Is] not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
	Exd 4:15	And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
	Deu 33:25	Thy shoes [shall be] iron and brass; and as thy days, [so shall] thy strength [be].
	Deu 33:26	[There is] none like unto the God of Jeshurun, [who] rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
	Deu 33:27	The eternal God [is thy] refuge, and underneath [are] the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy [them].
	Jos 1:9	Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest.
	Isa 43:2	When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
	Jer 1:6	Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I [am] a child.
	Jer 1:7	But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I [am] a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
	Jer 1:8	Be not afraid of their faces: for I [am] with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
	Jer 1:9	Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
	Mat 10:19	But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
	Mat 10:20	For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
	Luk 21:15	For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
	1Cr 10:13	There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].
	1Cr 15:10	But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which [was bestowed] upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
	Col 1:28	Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
	Col 1:29	Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
	1Ti 1:14	And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
	Hbr 4:16	Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

for

	Psa 8:2	Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
	Isa 35:3	Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
	Isa 35:4	Say to them [that are] of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [even] God [with] a recompence; he will come and save you.
	Isa 40:29	He giveth power to the faint; and to [them that have] no might he increaseth strength.
	Isa 40:30	Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
	Isa 40:31	But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.
	Isa 41:13	For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
	Isa 41:14	Fear not, thou worm Jacob, [and] ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
	Isa 41:15	Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat [them] small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
	Isa 41:16	Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, [and] shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
	Dan 10:16	And, behold, [one] like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.
	Dan 10:17	For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.
	Dan 10:18	Then there came again and touched me [one] like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,
	Dan 10:19	And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace [be] unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
	Eph 3:16	That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
	Phl 4:13	I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
	Col 1:11	Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
	Hbr 11:34	Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

Most

	2Cr 12:10	Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
	2Cr 12:15	And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.
	Mat 5:11	Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
	Mat 5:12	Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

glory

	2Cr 12:5	Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.
	2Cr 11:30	If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.

the power

	2Ki 2:15	And when the sons of the prophets which [were] to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
	Isa 4:5	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 upon all the glory [shall be] a defence.
	Isa 4:6	And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.