Fraqueza
A fraqueza humana não é fraqueza diante de Deus. Pelo contrário, é na nossa fragilidade que o poder de Cristo se aperfeiçoa. Deus escolhe os fracos para confundir os fortes.
Poder na fraqueza
A minha graça te basta, pois o meu poder se aperfeiçoa na fraqueza. Quando sou fraco, então é que sou forte.
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for yoʋ, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
So I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, and in distresses for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, love, and sound judgment.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Deus cuida dos fracos
O Senhor está perto dos que têm o coração quebrantado. Ele dá poder aos fracos e renova a força dos cansados.
casting all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.
Come to me, all of you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.
Compaixão e intercessão
O Espírito intercede por nós com gemidos inexprimíveis. Jesus compreende nossas fraquezas porque foi tentado como nós.
In the same way the Spirit also helps us in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are, yet was without sin.
Keep watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."