08-25-2014, 01:24 AM
And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for my power is perfected in weakness. Gladly, therefore, will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of the Messiah may rest upon me. Therefore I have pleasure in infirmities, in reproach, in afflictions, in persecutions, in distresses, which are for the Messiah's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong (Murdock).
The above blue words are all derived from the same root, which I interpret as being "to afflict". The root is K:R:H. Accordingly, this would be a more "literal" way to render the verse:
And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for my power is perfected in afflictedness. Gladly, therefore, will I glory in my afflictions, that the power of the Messiah may rest upon me. 2 Therefore I have pleasure in afflictions, in reproach, in constrictions, in persecutions, in distresses, which are for the Messiah's sake: for when I am afflicted, then am I strong (Murdock).
The above blue words are all derived from the same root, which I interpret as being "to afflict". The root is K:R:H. Accordingly, this would be a more "literal" way to render the verse:
And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for my power is perfected in afflictedness. Gladly, therefore, will I glory in my afflictions, that the power of the Messiah may rest upon me. 2 Therefore I have pleasure in afflictions, in reproach, in constrictions, in persecutions, in distresses, which are for the Messiah's sake: for when I am afflicted, then am I strong (Murdock).