2 Corinthians 12:10 (ASV)

Passage

Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ`s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 12:8 Concerning this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

2 Corinthians 12:9 And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for [my] power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

2 Corinthians 12:10 Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ`s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

2 Corinthians 12:11 I am become foolish: ye compelled me; for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I am nothing.

2 Corinthians 12:12 Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, by signs and wonders and mighty works.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "take", "pleasure", "weaknesses", "injuries", "necessities", "persecutions", and "distresses". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherefore" and "take", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And he hath said unto me My..." into verse 11's "I am become foolish ye compelled me...", so "wherefore" and "take" belong inside that flow. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wherefore" and "take" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.