2 Corinthians 13
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1This is the third time I am coming to you. “At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.”#Deuteronomy 19:15 2I have warned previously, and I warn again, as when I was present the second time, so now, being absent, I write to those who have sinned before now and to all the rest that if I come again, I will not spare, 3seeing that you seek a proof of Christ who speaks in me who is not weak, but is powerful in you. 4For he was crucified through weakness, yet he lives through the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we will live with him through the power of God toward you.
5Examine your own selves, whether you are in the faith. Test your own selves. Or don’t you know about your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified. 6But I hope that you will know that we aren’t disqualified.
7Now I pray to God that you do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honorable, though we may seem to have failed. 8For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. 9For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray for this: your becoming perfect. 10For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not deal sharply when present, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.
11Finally, brothers, rejoice! Be perfected. Be comforted. Be of the same mind. Live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you. 12Greet one another with a holy kiss.
13All the saints greet you.
14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, God’s love, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.
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2 Corinthians 13
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Final Warnings and Exhortations
1This is the third time I am coming to you.#2Co 12:14 Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.#13:1Dt 17:6; 19:15#Dt 17:6; 19:15 2I gave a warning when I was present the second time, and now I give a warning#Gl 5:21; 1Th 3:4 while I am absent to those who sinned before and to all the rest: If I come again, I will not be lenient, 3since you seek proof of Christ speaking in me.#Mt 10:20; 1Co 5:4 He is not weak in dealing with you, but powerful among you. 4For he was crucified#Mt 27:22; Php 2:7–8 in weakness, but he lives#Rm 14:9; Php 1:21; 1Pt 3:18 by the power of God. For we also are weak in him,#2Co 12:10 but in dealing with you we will live#Rm 6:4,8 with him by God’s power.
5Test#Jms 1:13 yourselves to see if you are in the faith. Examine yourselves. Or do you yourselves not recognize that Jesus Christ is in you? — unless you fail the test.#13:5 Or you are disqualified, or you are counterfeit 6And I hope you will recognize that we ourselves do not fail the test. 7But we pray to God that you do nothing wrong — not that we may appear to pass the test, but that you may do what is right,#1Pt 2:12 even though we may appear to fail. 8For we can’t do anything against the truth,#2Th 2:10 but only for the truth. 9We rejoice when we are weak and you are strong.#Ac 25:5 We also pray that you become fully mature.#13:9 Or become complete, or be restored 10This is why I am writing these things while absent, so that when I am there I may not have to deal harshly with you, in keeping with the authority the Lord gave me for building up#1Co 14:3 and not for tearing down.#2Co 10:4,8
11Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice.#13:11 Or farewell Become mature, be encouraged,#13:11 Or listen to my appeal be of the same mind,#Rm 12:16; Php 1:7 be at peace,#Mk 9:50; Rm 16:20; 2Tm 1:2 and the God of love#1Jn 4:16 and peace will be with you. 12Greet one another with a holy kiss.#Rm 16:16; 1Co 16:20; 1Th 5:26; 1Pt 5:14 All the saints send you greetings.
13The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love#1Co 13:1; 1Jn 4:16 of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.#13:12–13 Some translations divide these two vv. into three vv. so that v. 13 begins with All the saints... and v. 14 begins with The grace of...#2Th 3:16
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