2 Corinthians 12:10 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

2 Corinthians 12:10 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 12:1020 words

GreekMeaning

διὸdio

ThereforewordG1352

εὐδοκῶeudokō

I take pleasureverbG2106

ἐνen

inprepositionG1722

ἀσθενείαιςastheneiais

weaknessesnounG769

ἐνen

inprepositionG1722

ὕβρεσινhybresin

insultsnounG5196

ἐνen

inprepositionG1722

ἀνάγκαιςanankais

hardshipsnounG318

ἐνen

inprepositionG1722

διωγμοῖςdiōgmois

persecutionsnounG1375

καὶkai

and / alsowordG2532

στενοχωρίαιςstenochōriais

difficultiesnounG4730

ὑπὲρhyper

forprepositionG5228

ΧριστοῦChristou

ChristnounG5547

ὅτανhotan

whenwordG3752

γὰρgar

forwordG1063

ἀσθενῶasthenō

I may be weakverbG770

τότεtote

thenadverbG5119

δυνατόςdynatos

strongadjectiveG1415

εἰμιeimi

I amverbG1510

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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