2 Corinthians 12:10
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
הערת לימוד
Study Note
'Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.' This paradoxical conclusion follows the revelation of Paul's 'thorn in the flesh' and the divine response 'my grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness' (12:9). The inversion of the conventional Greco-Roman honor system — strength through weakness rather than despite it — is Paul's most radical challenge to his culture's values. It has shaped Christian spirituality from the Desert Fathers through mysticism to modern theologies of the cross as the pattern of genuine power.
תרגומים נוספים
Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
wherefore I am well pleased in infirmities, in damages, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses--for Christ; for whenever I am infirm, then I am powerful;
So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.
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