Becoming Weak

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. — read the full passage →

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. — read the full passage →

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb:

What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? — read the full passage →

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

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.

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.

(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

But be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me.

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? — read the full passage →

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. — read the full passage →

It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, — read the full passage →

Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. — read the full passage →

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. — read the full passage →

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, — read the full passage →

Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?

And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?

Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof:

Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.