2 Corinthians 12:9-10

Paul's Visions and His Thorn

⁹ But he said to me, _j "My grace is sufficient for you, for _k my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that _l the power of Christ may rest upon me. ¹⁰ _m For the sake of Christ, then, _n I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For _o when I am weak, then I am strong.

1. Cross References
   Isaiah 43:2
   When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
   
2. Cross References
   Isaiah 40:29 - 31
   He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.
   Philippians 4:13
   I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
   
3. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 2:5
   That your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
   
4. Cross References
   2 Corinthians 5:15
   And he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.
   Matthew 5:11 - 12
   Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
   
5. Cross References
   Romans 5:3
   More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance.
   
6. Cross References
   2 Corinthians 13:4
   For he was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but in dealing with you we will live with him by the power of God.