Let the weak say i am strong new testament

The phrase "Let the weak say I am strong" is a quote from the New Testament book of 2 Corinthians, specifically 2 Corinthians 11:29. Here is the verse in context:

"But it is good for me that you are coming to me now, and not at all previous times, that you might say, 'Now he is free from us; therefore, I must go to him.' Lest, when I come, Satan should buffet me. For the things which to this present time ye have both done, it remember, that we are companions of Christ, and of the steward of the mysteries of God. And I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, which is the church. Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly manner, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter. Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that hath done this deed, nor for his cause that hath known him, but that the same thing also in your behalf, which was written to me, might be answered in your sight, in the way which he hath done. Lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I may grieve you with a message. For I come not to those who are full, yea, for I come not to those who are satisfied, for ye are come to the feast, and have need that one make you mourn, for they that eat are eaten up by it, and they that are drunken are drunken by it, but I will come to you when I am weak, yea, when I am feeble, in the flesh, yet when I am present with you, I shall not boast of anything, but of the things which Christ hath wrought through me. For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power. What say I then? That the weak things of the world are God's strong things? Nay, I say, 'Let the weak say I am strong; but let him that is strong say, I am strong also of the Lord, and yet what he is, according to the scriptures.'"

In this passage, the apostle Paul is writing to the Corinthian church, which was plagued by divisions and factions. Paul is saying that he will not boast about his own accomplishments or abilities, but rather about the power of God that works through him. He is also saying that the weak and vulnerable are often the ones who are used by God to accomplish great things, and that those who are strong in themselves may not be as effective in God's service.

The phrase "Let the weak say I am strong" is a rhetorical device that Paul uses to emphasize the idea that God's power is not limited to the strong and the mighty, but can also be found in the weak and the vulnerable. It is a call to humility and a recognition that God's strength is not based on human abilities or accomplishments, but rather on His own power and sovereignty.