Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being out of ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,

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 makes alive.

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

And He said, I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.

And Moses said to Jehovah, O my Lord, I am not a man of words, neither formerly in times past nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I have a heavy mouth and a dull tongue.

Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.

And the anger of Jehovah burned against Moses, and He said: Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can form words to speak. And behold, he is also coming out to meet you; and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.

Your sandals shall be iron and bronze; as your days, so your strength.

The God of old is your refuge, and underneath are the eternal arms. He will thrust out the enemy before you, and say, Destroy!

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for Jehovah your God is with you wherever you go.

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 consume you.

Then I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am a youth.

Do not be afraid of their faces, for I am with you to deliver you, says Jehovah.

But when they deliver you up, do not be anxious about how or what you should speak, for it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak;

for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist.

No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also provide a way out, that you may 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 every one of them, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man complete in Christ Jesus.

To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.

And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings You have ordained strength, because of Your enemies, that You might remove the enemy and the avenger.

Make the weak hands strong, and make the feeble knees secure.

Say to those of anxious heart, Be strong, fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.

He gives power to the faint; and to him with no strength, He increases might.

but those who wait upon Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

For I, Jehovah your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, Fear not; I will help you.

Behold, I have made you into a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth; you shall thresh the mountains, and beat them fine, and shall make the hills like chaff.

And, behold, one resembling 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, my distress has overwhelmed me because of the vision, and I have no strength left.

Then again, one resembling a man touched me and strengthened me.

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

I have strength for all things in Christ who strengthens me.

strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience 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 take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

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

Blessed are you when they shall revile and persecute you, and shall say every evil word against you falsely because of Me.

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

Of such a one I will exult; yet of myself I will not boast, except in my infirmities.

If I must boast, I will boast of the things of my infirmity.

And when the sons of the prophets from Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah rests upon Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed to the ground before him.

And Jehovah will create over all the foundation of Mount Zion, and over 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 canopy.

And there shall be a booth for shade by day from the heat, and for a refuge and a shelter from storm and rain.

And the Spirit of Jehovah 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 Jehovah.

Jehovah your God is mighty in your midst; He will save. He will rejoice over you with joy; He will quiet you in His love. He rejoices over you with joyful praise.

And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority is given to Me in Heaven and on earth.

teaching them to observe all things whatever I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.

but rejoice in so far as you partake of Christ's sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also rejoice with exceeding joy.

If you are reproached for the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. According to them He is blasphemed, but according to you He is glorified.