34 Bible Verses about Weakness
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but His reply has been, "My grace suffices for you, for power matures in weakness." Most gladly therefore will I boast of my infirmities rather than complain of them--in order that Christ's power may overshadow me.
it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led astray into sin, and I am not aflame with indignation?
To the weak I have become weak, so as to gain the weak. To all men I have become all things, in the hope that in every one of these ways I may save some.
Because that which the world deems foolish in God is wiser than men's wisdom, and that which it deems feeble in God is mightier than men's might.
But take care lest this liberty of yours should prove a hindrance to the progress of weak believers.
But God has chosen the things which the world regards as foolish, in order to put its wise men to shame; and God has chosen the things which the world regards as destitute of influence, in order to put its powerful things to shame;
And so far as I myself was concerned, I came to you in conscious feebleness and in fear and in deep anxiety.
In the same way the Spirit also helps us in our weakness; for we do not know what prayers to offer nor in what way to offer them. But the Spirit Himself pleads for us in yearnings that can find no words,
In fact I take pleasure in infirmities, in the bearing of insults, in distress, in persecutions, in grievous difficulties--for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
For though it is true that He was crucified through weakness, yet He now lives through the power of God. We also are weak, sharing His weakness, but with Him we shall be full of life to deal with you through the power of God.
As for us who are strong, our duty is to bear with the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not seek our own pleasure.
and it is a joy to us when we are powerless, but you are strong. This we also pray for--the perfecting of your characters.
That is why many among you are sickly and out of health, and why not a few die.
For if any one were to see you, who know the real truth of this matter, reclining at table in an idol's temple, would not his conscience (supposing him to be a weak believer)
For what was impossible to the Law--powerless as it was because it acted through frail humanity--God effected. Sending His own Son in a body like that of sinful human nature and as a sacrifice for sin, He pronounced sentence upon sin in human nature;
Keep awake, and pray that you may not enter into temptation: the spirit is right willing, but the body is frail."
We, for Christ's sake, are labeled as "foolish"; you, as Christians, are men of shrewd intelligence. We are mere weaklings: you are strong. You are in high repute: we are outcasts.
One man's faith allows him to eat anything, while a man of weaker faith eats nothing but vegetables.
And you know that in those early days it was on account of bodily infirmity that I proclaimed the Good News to you,
For we have not a High Priest who is unable to feel for us in our weaknesses, but one who was tempted in every respect just as we are tempted, and yet did not sin.
The right course is to forego eating meat or drinking wine or doing anything that tends to your brother's fall.
I now pass to another subject. Receive as a friend a man whose faith is weak, but not for the purpose of deciding mere matters of opinion.
and must be one who is able to bear patiently with the ignorant and erring, because he himself also is beset with infirmity.
And, without growing weak in faith, he could contemplate his own vital powers which had now decayed--for he was nearly 100 years old--and Sarah's barrenness.
Now, however, having come to know God--or rather to be known by Him--how is it you are again turning back to weak and worthless rudimentary notions to which you are once more willing to be enslaved?
For they say "His letters are authoritative and forcible, but his personal presence is unimpressive, and as for eloquence, he has none."
I have strength for anything through Him who gives me power.
Topics on Weakness
God's Weakness
1 Corinthians 1:25Because that which the world deems foolish in God is wiser than men's wisdom, and that which it deems feeble in God is mightier than men's might.
Weakness In Division
Luke 11:17And, knowing their thoughts, He said to them, "Every kingdom in which civil war rages goes to ruin: family attacks family and is overthrown.
Weakness, Physical
Romans 8:3For what was impossible to the Law--powerless as it was because it acted through frail humanity--God effected. Sending His own Son in a body like that of sinful human nature and as a sacrifice for sin, He pronounced sentence upon sin in human nature;
Weakness, Spiritual
2 Corinthians 12:10In fact I take pleasure in infirmities, in the bearing of insults, in distress, in persecutions, in grievous difficulties--for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
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