2 Corinthians 13:4

2 Corinthians 13:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.
• New International Version (NIV)For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God’s power. Likewise, we are weak in him, yet by God’s power we will live with him in our dealing with you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For he was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but in dealing with you we will live with him by the power of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you.

Context of 2 Corinthians 13:4

2I have previously said when I was present the second time, and though now absent I say in advance to those who have sinned in the past and to all the rest as well, that if I come again I will not spare anyone, 3since you are seeking proof of the Christ who speaks in me, who is not weak toward you, but mighty in you. For indeed He was crucified because of weakness, yet He lives because of the power of God. For we too are weak in Him, yet we will live with Him because of the power of God directed toward you. 5Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you--unless indeed you fail the test? 6But I expect that you will realize that we ourselves do not fail the test.

2 Corinthians 13:4 word by word

καὶ γὰρ ἐσταυρώθη ἐξ ἀσθενείας ἀλλὰ ζῇ ἐκ δυνάμεως θεοῦ· καὶ γὰρ ἡμεῖς ἀσθενοῦμεν ἐν αὐτῷ ἀλλὰ ζήσομεν σὺν αὐτῷ ἐκ δυνάμεως θεοῦ εἰς ὑμᾶς.¶Read the interlinear

• For indeedκαίkai · andG2532
• crucifiedσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717
• becauseἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• of weaknessἀσθένειαastheneia · weakness: weakG769
• yetἀλλάalla · butG235
• He livesζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• of the powerδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• weakἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: weakG770
• towardεἰςeis · towardG1519

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 13:4

• Luke 22:43[Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him.
• John 10:18No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it back. This commandment I received from My Father.”
• 1 Corinthians 15:43it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
• Philippians 2:7but emptied Himself by taking the form of a bond-servant and being born in the likeness of men.
• Hebrews 5:7In the days of His humanity, He offered up both prayers and pleas with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His devout behavior.
• 1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all time, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;
• Acts 2:36Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ--this Jesus whom you crucified.”
• Acts 4:10let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead--by this name this man stands here before you in good health.
• Romans 6:4Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in newness of life.
• Romans 14:9For to this end Christ died and lived again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
• Ephesians 1:19and what is the boundless greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might
• Philippians 2:9For this reason also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name,
• Revelation 1:17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last,
• 2 Corinthians 4:7But we have this treasure in earthen containers, so that the extraordinary greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves;
• 2 Corinthians 10:3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage battle according to the flesh,
• 1 Corinthians 2:3I also was with you in weakness and fear, and in great trembling,

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 13:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4For though he was crucified through weakness - It is true Christ was crucified, and his crucifixion appeared to be the effect of his weakness; yet even this was not so; he gave up his life, none could take it away from him; and in his last struggle, had he even been deficient in power, he could have had more than twelve legions of angels to support him against the high priest's mob, Matthew 26:53; but how then could the Scripture be fulfilled? And had he…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4For though he was crucified through weakness - Various modes have been adopted of explaining the phrase “through weakness.” The most probable explanation is that which refers it to the human nature which he had assumed Philemon 2:7-8; 1 Peter 3:18, and to the appearance of weakness which he manifested. He did not choose to exert his power. He appeared to his enemies to be weak and feeble. This idea would be an exact illustration of the point before the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4Christ is speaking through me: Paul represented Christ to the Corinthian congregation and used God's power to guide them. Paul's weakness mirrored Christ's humiliation, as Christ was crucified in weakness (see 8:9). Paul judged sinners with Christ's love in mind (5:14–21). We are also weak: Paul's humanity was frail, but he relied on Christ's strength (12:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. though--omitted in some of the oldest manuscripts; then translate, "For He was even crucified," &c. through weakness--Greek, "from weakness"; that is, His assumption of our weakness was the source, or necessary condition, from which the possibility of His crucifixion flowed (He 2:14; Php 2:7, 8). by--Greek, "from"; "owing to." the power of God--the Father (Ro 1:4; 6:4; Ep 1:20). weak in him--that is, in virtue of our union with Him, and after His…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings