2 Corinthians 12:8-9

Paul's Visions and His Thorn

⁸ _i Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 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.

1. Cross References
   Matthew 26:44
   So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again.
   
2. 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.
   
3. 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.
   
4. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 2:5
   That your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.