2 Corinthians 12:10 (WEB)

Passage

Therefore 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 begged the Lord three times that it might depart from me.

2 Corinthians 12:9 He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

2 Corinthians 12:10 Therefore 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 have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for in nothing was I inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.

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

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "He has said to me My grace..." into verse 11's "I have become foolish in boasting You...", so "therefore" 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 "therefore" and "take" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.