2 Corinthians 13:9

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2 Corinthians 13:9 New International Version (NIV)

We are glad whenever we are weak but you are strong; and our prayer is that you may be fully restored.

2 Corinthians 13:9 New King James Version (NKJV)

For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. And this also we pray, that you may be made complete.

2 Corinthians 13:5-9 The Message (MSG)

Test yourselves to make sure you are solid in the faith. Don’t drift along taking everything for granted. Give yourselves regular checkups. You need firsthand evidence, not mere hearsay, that Jesus Christ is in you. Test it out. If you fail the test, do something about it. I hope the test won’t show that we have failed. But if it comes to that, we’d rather the test showed our failure than yours. We’re rooting for the truth to win out in you. We couldn’t possibly do otherwise. We don’t just put up with our limitations; we celebrate them, and then go on to celebrate every strength, every triumph of the truth in you. We pray hard that it will all come together in your lives.

2 Corinthians 13:9 King James Version (KJV)

For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.

2 Corinthians 13:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

For we rejoice when we ourselves are weak but you are strong; this we also pray for, that you be made complete.

2 Corinthians 13:9 New Century Version (NCV)

We are happy to be weak, if you are strong, and we pray that you will become complete.

2 Corinthians 13:9 American Standard Version (ASV)

For we rejoice, when we are weak, and ye are strong: this we also pray for, even your perfecting.

2 Corinthians 13:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)

We are glad when we are weak [since God’s power comes freely through us], but you [by comparison] are strong. We also pray for this, that you be made complete [fully restored, growing and maturing in godly character and spirit—pleasing your heavenly Father by the life you live].

2 Corinthians 13:9 New Living Translation (NLT)

We are glad to seem weak if it helps show that you are actually strong. We pray that you will become mature.

2 Corinthians 13:9 The Passion Translation (TPT)

And we claim before God that you will be fully equipped and mature, for it brings us great joy when you are strong, even if we seem weak and denigrated.

2 Corinthians 13:9 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)

For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. Your restoration is what we pray for.