Berean Standard Bible
2 Corinthians 13
1ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is thethirdΤρίτονTritonG5154timeI am comingἔρχομαιerchomaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς.humasG4771. “EveryπᾶνpanG3956matterῥῆμα.rhēmaG4487must be establishedσταθήσεταιstathēsetaiG2476byἐπὶepiG1909thetestimonyστόματοςstomatosG4750of twoδύοduoG1417orκαὶkaiG2532threeτριῶνtriōnG5140witnessesμαρτύρωνmarturōnG3144.”
2I already warnedκαὶkaiG4302G2532youtheτὸtoG3588second timeδεύτερονdeuteronG1208I wasὡς παρὼνhōs parōnG5613G3918with you. SoκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568in my absenceἀπὼνapōnG548I warnG4302those whoτοῖςtoisG3588sinned earlierπροημαρτηκόσινproēmartēkosinG4258andκαὶkaiG2532everyoneπᾶσιν,pasinG3956τοῖςtoisG3588elseλοιποῖςloipoisG3062ὅτιhotiG3754:IfἐὰνeanG1437I returnἔλθωelthōG2064,I will not spareεἰς τὸ πάλιν οὐ φείσομαι.eis to palin ou pheisomaiG1519G3588G3825G3756G5339anyone,
3sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893you are demandingζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212proofδοκιμὴνdokimēnG1382thatτοῦtouG3588ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547is speakingλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980throughἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473. HeὃςhosG3739is not weakοὐκ ἀσθενεῖouk astheneiG3756G770in dealing withεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771butἀλλὰallaG235is powerfulδυνατεῖdunateiG1414amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.huminG4771.
4ForγὰρgarG1063He was indeed crucifiedκαὶ ἐσταυρώθηkai estaurōthēG2532G4717inἐξexG1537weaknessἀσθενείαςastheneiasG769,yetἀλλὰallaG235He livesζῇzēaG2198byἐκekG1537God’sθεοῦ·theouG2316powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411.ForγὰρgarG1063we areG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532weakἀσθενοῦμενasthenoumenG770inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846,yetἀλλὰallaG235byἐκekG1537God’sθεοῦtheouG2316powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411we will liveζήσομενzēsomenG2198withσὺνsunG4862HimαὐτῷautōG846concerningεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς.¶humasG4771.
5ExamineπειράζετεpeirazeteG3985yourselvesἙαυτοὺςHe'autousG1438to seewhetherεἰeiG1487you areἐστὲesteG1510inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588faithπίστει,pisteiG4102;testδοκιμάζετε·dokimazeteG1381yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438.Do you notἢ οὐκē oukG2228G3756realizeἐπιγινώσκετεepiginōsketeG1921ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547isinἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771—unlessεἰ μήτιei mētiG1487G3385youἐστε.esteG1510fail the testἀδόκιμοίadokimoiG96?
7NowδὲdeG1161we prayεὐχόμεθαeuchomethaG2172toπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316thatyouὑμᾶςhumasG4771will not doμὴ ποιῆσαιmē poiēsaiG3361G4160anythingμηδέν,mēdenG3367wrongκακὸνkakonG2556—notοὐχouchG3756thatἵναinaG2443weG1473will appearφανῶμεν,phanōmenG5316to have stood the testδόκιμοιdokimoiG1384,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatἵναinaG2443youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771will doποιῆτε,poiēteG4160whatτὸtoG3588isrightκαλὸνkalonG2570,even ifδὲdeG1161weG1473appearὦμεν.ōmenG1510toὡςhōsG5613have failedἀδόκιμοιadokimoiG96.
9In factγὰρgarG1063,we rejoiceχαίρομενchairomenG5463whenὅτανhotanG3752weG1473are weakἀσθενῶμεν,asthenōmenG770butδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἦτε·ēteG1510strongδυνατοὶdunatoiG1415τοῦτοtoutoG3778,andκαὶkaiG2532our prayer is forεὐχόμεθα,euchomethaG2172yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588perfectionκατάρτισιν.katartisinG2676.
10This is whyδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG3778G1223I writeγράφω,graphōG1125these thingsταῦταtautaG3778while absentἀπὼνapōnG548,so thatἵναinaG2443when I am presentπαρὼνparōnG3918I will not need to beμὴ χρήσωμαιmē chrēsōmaiG3361G5530severeἀποτόμωςapotomōsG664in my use ofκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849thatἣνhēnG3739theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962gaveἔδωκένedōkenG1325meG1473forεἰςeisG1519building you upοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619καὶkaiG2532,notοὐκoukG3756forεἰςeisG1519tearing you downκαθαίρεσιν.¶kathairesinG2506.
Benediction and Farewell
11FinallyΛοιπόν,LoiponG3063,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,rejoiceχαίρετε,chaireteG5463!Aim for perfect harmonyκαταρτίζεσθε,katartizestheG2675,encourage one anotherπαρακαλεῖσθε,parakaleistheG3870, be ofτὸtoG3588oneαὐτὸautoG846mindφρονεῖτε,phroneiteG5426,live in peaceεἰρηνεύετε,eirēneueteG1514.AndκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316τῆςtēsG3588of loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515will beἔσταιestaiG1510withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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