9for we rejoice when we may be infirm, and ye may be powerful; and this also we pray for — your perfection!


In Context

6 and I hope that ye shall know that we — we are not disapproved of;

7 and I pray before God that ye do no evil, not that we may appear approved, but that ye may do that which is right, and we may be as disapproved;

8 for we are not able to do anything against the truth, but for the truth;

9 for we rejoice when we may be infirm, and ye may be powerful; and this also we pray for — your perfection!

10 because of this, these things — being absent — I write, that being present, I may not treat any sharply, according to the authority that the Lord did give me for building up, and not for casting down.

11 Henceforth, brethren, rejoice; be made perfect, be comforted, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of the love and peace shall be with you;

2 Corinthians 13:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:9For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, [even] your perfection.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:9We are glad whenever we are weak but you are strong; and our prayer is for your perfection.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:9For we rejoice, when we are weak, and ye are strong: this we also pray for, even your perfecting.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:9For we are glad, when we are weak, and you are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:9For we rejoice that we are weak, and you are strong. This also we pray for, your perfection.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:9For we rejoice when we may be weak and ye may be powerful. But this also we pray for, your perfecting.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:9For we rejoice, when we are weak, and ye are strong: this we also pray for, even your perfecting.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:9For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:9For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. And this we also pray for, even your perfecting.