King James Version

2 Corinthians 12:9

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “is finished” (τελεῖται.) before Most gladly here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “is perfected” (τελειοῦται) before Most gladly here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of mine” (μου,) before so that here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἴρηκένeirēkento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a completed action with a present resultG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2046 (ἐρέω, utter).he saidμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).unto meἈρκεῖarkeiis sufficientἀρκέω (arkeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is sufficient”, an ongoing or repeated actionG714I keep off, assist; I suffice; pass: I am satisfied.is sufficientσοιsoifor theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “for thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.for theeἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χάριςcharisgraceχάριςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “grace”, the subject formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.This verse uses “grace”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.δύναμιςdunamisstrengthδύναμιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “strength”, the subject formG1411(a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works.strengthἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἀσθενείᾳastheneiaweaknessἀσθένειαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “weakness”, the to- or for-formG769want of strength, weakness, illness, suffering, calamity, frailty.This verse uses “weakness”.weaknessτελεῖταιteleitaito finishτελέω (teleō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to finish”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5055(a) I end, finish, (b) I fulfill, accomplish, (c) I pay.ἥδισταhēdistaMost gladlyἥδισταadjective, superlative, accusative, plural, neuter — “Most gladly”, the object formG2236most gladly, most pleasantly.This verse uses “most gladly”.Most gladlyοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeμᾶλλονmallonratherμᾶλλονadverb — “rather”G3123more, rather.This verse uses “rather”.ratherκαυχήσομαιkauchēsomaigloryκαυχάομαι (kauchaomai)verb, future middle indicative, 1st person singular — “glory”, an action still aheadG2744I boast; I glory (exult) proudly.This verse uses “glory”.gloryἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀσθενείαιςastheneiaisinfirmitiesἀσθένεια (astheneia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “infirmities”, the to- or for-formG769want of strength, weakness, illness, suffering, calamity, frailty.infirmitiesμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἐπισκηνώσῃepiskēnōsēmay restἐπισκηνόω (episkēnoō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “may rest”, a single actionG1981I raise a tent (over), dwell, spread a tabernacle over.may restἐπ’epuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponἐμὲememeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “me”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δύναμιςdunamispowerδύναμιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “power”, the subject formG1411(a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works.This verse uses “power”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τελειοῦταιteleioutaiis made perfectτελειόω (teleioō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is made perfect”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5048(a) as a course, a race, or the like: I complete, finish (b) as of time or prediction: I accomplish, (c) I make perfect; pass: I am perfected.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and He said to me, 'Sufficient for thee is My grace, for My power in infirmity is perfected;' most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may rest on me:

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

He has said to me, “ My grace is sufficient for you , for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

Darby Translation

And he said to me, My grace suffices thee; for [my] power is perfected in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of the Christ may dwell upon me.

Douay-Rheims

And he said to me: My grace is sufficient for thee; for power is made perfect in infirmity. Gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may dwell in me.

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