³ since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me.^(A) He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you. ⁴ For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness,^(B) yet he lives by God’s power.^(C) Likewise, we are weak^(D) in him, yet by God’s power we will live with him^(E) in our dealing with you.

⁵ so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.^(A)