因我们还软弱的时候,基督就按所定的日期为罪人死。 (罗马书 5:6 和合本)
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. (Romans 5:6 NIV)
我为基督的缘故,就以软弱、凌辱、急难、逼迫、困苦为可喜乐的;因我什么时候软弱,什么时候就刚强了。 (哥林多后书 12:10 和合本)
That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:10 NIV)
我知道你的行为,你略有一点力量,也曾遵守我的道,没有弃绝我的名。看哪,我在你面前给你一个敞开的门,是无人能关的。 (启示录 3:8 和合本)
I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. (Revelations 3:8 NIV)