2 Corinthians 12:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.”
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“I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.”
King James Version · Public Domain“On behalf of such a one will I glory: but on mine own behalf I will not glory, save in my weaknesses.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Of such an one I will boast, and of myself I will not boast, except in my infirmities,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Corinthians 12:5 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Corinthians 2:3I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.
- 2 Corinthians 11:30If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
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