We are glad to seem weak if it helps show that you are actually strong. We pray that you will become mature.

即便我们软弱，你们刚强，我们也欢喜；并且我们所求的，就是你们作完全人。

当我们软弱而你们刚强时，我们也欢喜。我们所祈求的是：你们能成为完全人。

当我们软弱而你们刚强时，我们也欢喜。我们所祈求的是：你们能成为完全人。

只要你们刚强，我们就是软弱也欢喜。我们为你们祈祷，盼望你们做纯全的人。

当我们软弱、你们刚强的时候，我们就欢喜；我们所求的，就是要你们完全。

实际上，当我们软弱而你们刚强的时候，我们就欢喜；我们还祈求这一点：就是你们得以完全。

即便我們軟弱，你們剛強，我們也歡喜；並且我們所求的，就是你們作完全人。

當我們軟弱而你們剛強時，我們也歡喜。我們所祈求的是：你們能成為完全人。

當我們軟弱而你們剛強時，我們也歡喜。我們所祈求的是：你們能成為完全人。

只要你們剛強，我們就是軟弱也歡喜。我們為你們祈禱，盼望你們做純全的人。

當我們軟弱、你們剛強的時候，我們就歡喜；我們所求的，就是要你們完全。

我歡喜我們軟弱時你們有能力而剛強。我們還祈禱：叫你們追求完全。

實際上，當我們軟弱而你們剛強的時候，我們就歡喜；我們還祈求這一點：就是你們得以完全。

我弱而爾強、我則喜、所求者爾之完全也、

我柔、而爾有能、則喜、余所願者、爾德備也、

我弱而爾強、我則喜、我所願者、爾之全備也、

若能以吾之弱、證爾之強；此正吾之所樂也。蓋吾所為馨香禱祝者欲見爾曹之成完人耳。

We are glad whenever we are weak but you are strong; and our prayer is that you may be fully restored.

I’m glad when I am weak but you are strong. I pray that there will be no more problems among you.

For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. Your restoration is what we pray for.

We rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray that you become fully mature.

For we rejoice when we ourselves are weak, but you are strong; this we also pray for, that you become mature.

For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. And this also we pray, that you may be made complete.

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

In fact, we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray that you become fully mature.

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

For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong. And we pray for this: that you may become fully qualified.

For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray for this: your becoming perfect.

Dear brothers and sisters, I close my letter with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.

Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed.

Night and day we pray earnestly for you, asking God to let us see you again to fill the gaps in your faith.

In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.

That experience is worth boasting about, but I’m not going to do it. I will boast only about my weaknesses.If I wanted to boast, I would be no fool in doing so, because I would be telling the truth. But I won’t do it, because I don’t want anyone to give me credit beyond what they can see in my life or hear in my message,even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud.Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away.Each time he said,“ My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

We pray to God that you will not do what is wrong by refusing our correction. I hope we won’t need to demonstrate our authority when we arrive. Do the right thing before we come— even if that makes it look like we have failed to demonstrate our authority.For we cannot oppose the truth, but must always stand for the truth.

If I must boast, I would rather boast about the things that show how weak I am.

Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.

Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.

You have come to the assembly of God’s firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge over all things. You have come to the spirits of the righteous ones in heaven who have now been made perfect.

may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. All glory to him forever and ever! Amen.

Epaphras, a member of your own fellowship and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident that you are following the whole will of God.

So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don’t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God.

So we tell others about Christ, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all the wisdom God has given us. We want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ.

I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me.No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.Let all who are spiritually mature agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you.

God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.