1Cor 2:3-4, 2Cor 10:1, 12:5-9, Gal 4:13-14 | ESV | STEP | And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling ,

1 Corinthians 2:3-4

3 And ^aI was with you ^bin weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of ^cthe Spirit and of power,

2 Corinthians 10:1

Paul Defends His Ministry

1 ^dI, Paul, myself entreat you, by the ^emeekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!—

2 Corinthians 12:5-9

5 On behalf of this man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, ^fexcept of my weaknesses— 6 though if I should wish to boast, ^gI would not be a fool, for I would be speaking the truth; but I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. 7 So ^hto keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, ^{▼▼Or hears from me, even because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited} ^ja thorn was given me in the flesh, ^ka messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. 8 ^lThree times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9 But he said to me, ^m“My grace is sufficient for you, for ⁿmy power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that ^othe power of Christ may rest upon me.

Galatians 4:13-14

13 You know it was ^pbecause of a bodily ailment that I preached the gospel to you ^qat first, 14 and though my condition was a trial to you, you did not scorn or despise me, but received me ^ras an angel of God, ^sas Christ Jesus.