12:9 But10 he said to me, “My grace is enough11 for you, for my12 power is made perfect13 in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly14 about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in15 me.
tc The majority of later mss (א2 Ac D1Ψ 0243 0278 33 1739 1881 𝔐) as well as some versional witnesses include the pronoun “my” here, but the omission of the pronoun has excellent external support (𝔓46vidא* A* B D* F G latt). Scribes probably added the pronoun for clarity, making the obvious referent explicit. This would also make “power” more parallel with “my grace.” Though the original text probably did not include “my,” scribes who added the word were following the sense of Paul’s statement.
tn The pronoun “my” was supplied in the translation to clarify the sense of Paul’s expression.