2 Corinthians 13:3

13:3 since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He ¹  is not weak toward you but is powerful among you.

2 Corinthians 10:4

10:4 for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, ²  but are made powerful by God ³  for tearing down strongholds. ⁴  We tear down arguments ⁵ 

2 Corinthians 10:10

10:10 because some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak ⁶  and his speech is of no account.” ⁷ 

2 Corinthians 6:18

6:18 and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,” ⁸  says the All-Powerful Lord. ⁹ 

2 Corinthians 12:12

12:12 Indeed, the signs of an apostle were performed among you with great perseverance ¹⁰  by signs and wonders and powerful deeds. ¹¹ 

2 Corinthians 12:10

12:10 Therefore I am content with ¹²  weaknesses, with insults, with troubles, with persecutions and difficulties ¹³  for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.

¹ tn Grk “who.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

² tn Grk “are not fleshly [weapons].” The repetition of the word “warfare” does not occur in the Greek text, but is supplied for clarity.

³ tn Or “but (are) divinely powerful,” “but they have divine power,” or “but are powerful for God’s [service]”; Grk “but are powerful to God.”

⁴ sn Ultimately Paul is referring here to the false arguments of his opponents, calling them figuratively “strongholds.” This Greek word (ὀχύρωμα, ocurwma) is used only here in the NT.

⁵ tn Or “speculations.”

³ tn Or “unimpressive.”

⁴ tn Or “is contemptible”; Grk “is despised.”

⁴ sn A paraphrased quotation from 2 Sam 7:14 and Isa 43:6.

⁵ tn Traditionally, “the Lord Almighty.” BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…κύριος π. (oft. LXX) 2 Cor 6:18.”

⁵ tn Or “patience,” “endurance.”

⁶ tn Or “and miracles.”

⁶ tn Or “I take delight in.”

⁷ tn Or “calamities.”