them up he might say: ‘O Lord, Thy grace is sufficient for me.’ ” Paul prays to the Lord as to a living Person with whom he has intercourse (cf. ver. 1) and is conscious of being answered by Him. How the answer came, he does not say, but the sequel shows that to Paul it was real. For strength is being perfected in weakness, it manifests itself most abundantly and amazingly, when it operates in the element of (ἐν) weakness. The general form of the statement is superior to the specific form with μου