¹ We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.

¹ Do not put on one side him who is feeble in faith, and do not put him in doubt by your reasonings.

¹⁴ And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.

¹ Brothers, if a man is taken in any wrongdoing, you who are of the Spirit will put such a one right in a spirit of love; keeping watch on yourself, for fear that you yourself may be tested.

² Take on yourselves one another's troubles, and so keep the law of Christ.

²² No, those parts which seem to be feeble are the more necessary;

²³ And to those parts of the body which seem to have less honour we give all the more honour; and to those parts of the body which are a cause of shame to us we give the greater respect;

²⁴ But those parts of the body which are beautiful have no need of such care: and so the body has been joined together by God in such a way as to give more honour to those parts which had need of it;

²² To the feeble, I was as one who is feeble, so that they might have salvation: I have been all things to all men, so that some at least might have salvation.

¹ So then, my child, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁰ Lastly, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his power.

¹⁴ I have sent a letter to you, fathers, because you have knowledge of him who was from the first. I have sent a letter to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God is in you, and because you have overcome the Evil One.

¹⁰ So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.

¹⁰ We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ; we are feeble, but you are strong; you have glory, but we have shame.

²⁰ Still, he did not give up faith in the undertaking of God, but was made strong by faith, giving glory to God,