Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in calamities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For whenever I am weak, then I am strong.

Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to consider anything as from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,

who also has made us efficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of [the] letter but of [the] Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit makes alive.

And Moses said to God, Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and that I should bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt?

And God spoke to Moses, saying, I will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that I shall send you forth: when you bring out My people out of Egypt, then you shall serve God in this mountain.

And Moses said to the Lord, I pray, Lord, I have not been sufficient in former times, neither from the time that You have begun to speak to Your servant: I am weak in speech, and slow-tongued.

And now go, and I will open your mouth, and will instruct you in what you shall say.

And the Lord was greatly angered against Moses, and said, Lo! Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he will surely speak to you. And behold, he will come forth to meet you, and beholding you, he will rejoice within himself.

His sandal shall be iron and brass; as your days [be], so [shall be] your strength.

And the rule of God shall protect you, and [that] under the strength of the everlasting arms; and He shall cast forth the enemy from before your face, saying, Perish.

Behold, I have commanded you; be strong and courageous, be not cowardly nor fearful, for the Lord your God is with you in all places in which you go.

And if you pass through water, I am with you; and the rivers shall not overflow you; and if you go through the fire, you shall not be burned; the flame shall not burn you.

And I said, O Lord, Sovereign Lord, behold, I know not [how] to speak, for I am a child.

Be not afraid before them; for I am with you, to deliver you, says the Lord.

But whenever they hand you over, do not worry how or what you should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak;

for you are not the [ones] speaking, but the Spirit of your Father who is speaking in you.

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict nor to withstand.

No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not permit you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation, He will also make the way out, [so as for] you to be able to bear it.

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 them all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

whom we proclaim, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;

for which I also labor, striving according to His working which is working in me with power.

and the grace of our Lord superabounded with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

Therefore let us come boldly to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Out of the mouth of babes and infants You have perfected praise, because of Your enemies; that You might put down the enemy and avenger.

Be strong, you relaxed hands and feeble knees.

Comfort one another, you fainthearted; be strong, fear not; behold, our God renders judgment, and He will render [it]; He will come and save us.

He gives strength to the hungry, and sorrow to them that are not suffering.

but they that wait on God shall renew [their] strength; they shall put forth new feathers like eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

For I am your God, who holds your right hand, who says to you,

Behold, I have made you as new saw-shaped threshing wheels of a wagon; and you shall thresh the mountains, and beat the hills to powder, and make [them] as chaff;

And behold, as it were the likeness of a son of man touched my lips; and I opened my mouth, and spoke, and said to him that stood before me, O [my] lord, at the sight of you my insides were turned within me, and I had no strength.

And there touched me again as it were the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,

that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power by His Spirit in the inner man,

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

being strengthened with all power, according to the might of His glory, for all endurance and longsuffering with joy;

quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became mighty in battle, turned to flight the armies of foreigners.

Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in calamities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For whenever I am weak, then I am strong.

And I gladly will spend and be expended for your souls; although the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved.

"Blessed are you whenever they revile you, and they persecute you, and they say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.

Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Concerning such a one I will boast, but concerning myself I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.

If I must boast, I will boast about the things concerning my weakness.

And the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho on the opposite side saw him, and said, The spirit of Elijah has rested upon Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed down before him to the ground.

And He shall come, and it shall be with regard to every place in Mount Zion, yea, all the region round about it shall a cloud overshadow by day, and [there shall be] as it were the smoke and light of fire burning by night; and upon all the glory shall be a defense.

And it shall be for a shadow from the heat, and as a shelter and a hiding place from inclemency [of weather] and from rain.

and the Spirit of God shall rest upon Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and godliness shall fill Him;

The Lord your God is in you; the Mighty One shall save you: He shall bring joy upon you, and shall refresh you with His love; and He shall rejoice over you with delight as in a day of feasting.

And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.

but inasmuch as you partake in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, in order that also at the unveiling of His glory, you may rejoice with great happiness.

If you are reviled in the name of Christ, blessed are you, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On the one hand He is blasphemed, but on the other He is glorified.