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It is true that Christ was nailed to the cross because he was weak. But he lives by God's power. In the same way, I share his weakness. But by God's power I will live with him to serve you.
Reference
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ἀληθινός (alēthinós)
truthful
Hebrew: tsᵉdâʼ
a (sinister) design
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: Χριστός (Christós)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: σταυρός (staurós)
a stake or post (as set upright), i.e. (specially), a pole or cross (as an instrument of capital punishment); figuratively, exposure to death, i.e. self-denial; by implication, the atonement of Christ
Greek: ἐπεί (epeí)
thereupon, i.e. since (of time or cause)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: ʼumlal
sick
Greek: εἰ μή (ei mḗ)
if not
Hebrew: ʼăbâl
nay, i.e. truly or yet
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: ʻim
{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Hebrew: chêçen
strength
Hebrew: dêk
this
Greek: πάροδος (párodos)
a by-road, i.e. (actively) a route
Hebrew: ʼôrach
a road
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Hebrew: machăresheth
probably a hoe
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: εἰ μή (ei mḗ)
if not
Hebrew: ʼăbâl
nay, i.e. truly or yet
Hebrew: ʻim
{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Hebrew: chêçen
strength
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: συζάω (syzáō)
to continue to live in common with, i.e. co-survive (literally or figuratively)
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: λατρεύω (latreúō)
to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage
Cross
Acts 2:36
Parallel theme
Romans 6:4
Hebrews 5:7
1 Corinthians 2:3
1 Corinthians 15:43
Romans 14:9
John 10:18
Philippians 3:10
References God
1 Peter 3:18
Romans 1:4
Verse Explanation
Paul explains that Christ was crucified in weakness but now lives through God's power, and believers who are united with Him may also experience weakness while still living through God's power, connecting Paul's own weakness with the pattern of Christ's death and resurrection.
History
c. AD 30–33: The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus form the central events behind Paul's understanding of Christian life and ministry.