2 Corinthians 13

1ThisG3778 is the thirdG5154 time I am comingG2064 toG4314 youG4771. “EveryG3956 matterG4487 must be establishedG2476 byG1909 the testimonyG4750 of twoG1417 orG2532 threeG5140 witnessesG3144.”1

2I already warnedG4302G2532 you theG3588 second timeG1208 I wasG5613G3918 with you. So nowG3568 in my absenceG548 I warnG4302 those whoG3588 sinned earlierG4258 andG2532 everyoneG3956 elseG3062: IfG1437 I returnG2064, I will not spareG1519G3588G3825G3756G5339 anyone, 3sinceG1893 you are demandingG2212 proofG1382 thatG3588 ChristG5547 is speakingG2980 throughG1722 meG1473. He is not weakG3756G770 in dealing withG1519 youG4771 butG235 is powerfulG1414 amongG1722 youG4771. 4ForG1063 He was indeed crucifiedG2532G4717 inG1537 weaknessG769, yetG235 He livesG2198 byG1537 God’sG2316 powerG1411. ForG1063 we areG1473 alsoG2532 weakG770 inG1722 HimG846, yetG235 byG1537 God’sG2316 powerG1411 we will liveG2198 withG4862 HimG846 concerningG1519 youG4771.

5ExamineG3985 yourselvesG1438 to see whetherG1487 you areG1510 inG1722 theG3588 faithG4102; testG1381 yourselvesG1438. Do you notG2228G3756 realizeG1921 thatG3754 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 is inG1722 youG4771—unlessG1487G3385 youG1510 fail the testG96? 6AndG1161 I hopeG1679 you will realizeG1097 thatG3754 weG1473 haveG1510 notG3756 failed the testG96.

7NowG1161 we prayG2172 toG4314 GodG2316 that youG4771 will not doG3361G4160 anything wrongG2556—notG3756 thatG2443 weG1473 will appearG5316 to have stood the testG1384, butG235 thatG2443 youG4771 will doG4160 whatG3588 is rightG2570, even ifG1161 weG1473 appearG1510 toG5613 have failedG96. 8ForG1063 we cannot doG3756G1410 anythingG5100 againstG2596 theG3588 truthG225, but onlyG235 forG5228 theG3588 truthG225. 9In factG1063, we rejoiceG5463 whenG3752 weG1473 are weakG770 butG1161 youG4771 areG1510 strongG1415, andG2532 our prayer is forG2172 yourG4771 perfectionG2676.

10This is whyG3778G1223 I writeG1125 these thingsG3778 while absentG548, so thatG2443 when I am presentG3918 I will not need to beG3361G5530 severeG664 in my use ofG2596 theG3588 authorityG1849 thatG3739 theG3588 LordG2962 gaveG1325 meG1473 forG1519 building you upG3619, notG3756 forG1519 tearing you downG2506.

Benediction and Farewell

11FinallyG3063, brothersG80, rejoiceG5463! Aim for perfect harmonyG2675, encourage one anotherG3870,2 be of oneG846 mindG5426, live in peaceG1514. AndG2532 theG3588 GodG2316 of loveG26 andG2532 peaceG1515 will beG1510 withG3326 youG4771.

12GreetG782 one anotherG240 withG1722 a holyG40 kissG5370.

13AllG3956 theG3588 saintsG40 send you greetingsG782G4771.

14TheG3588 graceG5485 of theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, andG2532 theG3588 loveG26 ofG3588 GodG2316, andG2532 theG3588 fellowshipG2842 of theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151 be withG3326 allG3956 of youG4771.3