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2 Corinthians 13:11
11Now I say ‘goodbye’ to you, my Christian friends. Do only what is right. Let my message make you strong. Agree with each other. Live together in peace. I pray that God will be with you. He is the one who loves us and gives us peace in our minds.
2 Corinthians 13:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
- New International Version (NIV)Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Context of 2 Corinthians 13:11
9We are happy when we seem to be weak, if you become strong as a result. We pray that you will become completely as you should be. 10That is why I am writing these things to you now, while I am away from you. Then, when I arrive, I will not need to be angry with you. I will not have to use my authority to punish you. The Lord gave that authority to me to help you to become stronger as believers. He did not give it to me so that I could destroy you. Now I say ‘goodbye’ to you, my Christian friends. Do only what is right. Let my message make you strong. Agree with each other. Live together in peace. I pray that God will be with you. He is the one who loves us and gives us peace in our minds. 12When you meet, kiss each other as Christian brothers and sisters. 13All God's people here say ‘hello’ to you.
Read all of 2 Corinthians 132 Corinthians 13:11 word by word
Λοιπόν, ἀδελφοί, χαίρετε, καταρτίζεσθε, παρακαλεῖσθε, τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖτε, εἰρηνεύετε, καὶ ὁ θεὸς τῆς ἀγάπης καὶ εἰρήνης ἔσται μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Finallyλοιπόνloipon · henceforthG3063
- brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
- farewellχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463
- Be perfectκαταρτίζωkatartizō · to completeG2675
- be of good comfortπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
- beφρονέωphroneō · to reasonG5426
- of oneαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- live in peaceεἰρηνεύωeirēneuō · be at peaceG1514
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- the Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- of loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
- peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
- shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- youσύsu · youG4771
Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 13:11
- Luke 9:61Another man said, ‘Sir, I will come with you. But please let me first go home to say “Goodbye” to my family.’
- Acts 15:29Do not eat any food that people have given to their idols. Do not eat anything that still has blood in it. If people have strangled an animal to kill it, do not eat its meat. Do not have sex with anyone that you are not married to. If you obey these rules, you will do well. Goodbye.’
- Acts 18:21Before he left, he said to them, ‘If God wants me to come back, I will return to you.’ Then Paul got in a ship and he sailed from Ephesus to Caesarea.
- Acts 23:30But a group of Jews decided to kill him. Someone told me about this, so I decided to send him to you immediately. I have told the Jewish leaders also to come to you in Caesarea. They can then tell you why they say that this man has done bad things.’
- Philippians 4:4Always be happy because you belong to the Lord. I will say that again, ‘Be happy!’
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16Always be happy.
- 2 Corinthians 13:9We are happy when we seem to be weak, if you become strong as a result. We pray that you will become completely as you should be.
- Matthew 5:48So you must be good in every way, as your Father above is good in every way.’
- John 17:23I will be in them, and you will be in me, so that they can be completely united. As a result, the world's people will know that you sent me. They will also know that you love my own people as you love me.
- James 1:4So you should continue to trust God all the time. Then you will become stronger as a believer. You will become completely how you should be. You will not need anything more.
- 1 Peter 5:10Yes, you will have trouble like this for a short time. But after that, God will make everything right. He is completely kind and he will always help you. Because you belong to Christ, God has chosen you to live with him in heaven for ever. You will join him in that beautiful place. Then God will make you well again. He will make you strong in your spirits. You will be able to stand strongly.
- 2 Corinthians 1:4Whenever we have trouble, he comforts us. Because of that, we ourselves can comfort other people. When they have any kind of trouble, we can comfort them, in the same way that God has comforted us.
- Mark 10:49Jesus stopped. He said to the people, ‘Tell the man to come here.’ So the people said to the blind man, ‘Be brave! Stand up. Jesus is asking you to go to him.’
- Romans 15:13God is the one who causes us to hope for good things. I pray that God will bless you very much. I pray that he will cause you to be happy and to have peace in your minds. He will do this because you believe in him. As a result, God's Holy Spirit will make you strong with his power, so that you hope even more certainly.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:18Because this message is true, tell it to each other. Help one another to be strong, not sad.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16We ask our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, our Father, to help you. God has shown that he loves us very much. He has helped us to be brave and strong for all time. We continue to hope for the good things that will come. Yes, God has been very kind to us!
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 13:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Finally - · All that remains for me now to write is, to wish you all manner of happiness, and so to take my leave. Farewell - A good wish, from our old mother tongue, compounded of to go, and fairly, properly, or with felicity; go on prosperously! This is the spirit of this good wish. The Greek signifies nearly the same thing. means to be very joyous; , be joyous and happy, be ever prosperous; this was among the last words which Cyrus, when dying, spoke…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Finally, brethren - ( ̀ loipon). The remainder; all that remains is for me to bid you an affectionate farewell. The word here rendered “farewell” ( ́ chairete), means usually to joy and rejoice, or to be glad; Luke 1:14; John 16:20, John 16:22; and it is often used in the sense of “joy to you,” “hail!” as a salutation; Matthew 26:49; Matthew 27:29. It is also used as a salutation at the beginning of an epistle, in the sense of greeting; Acts 15:23; Acts…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-14Verses 11-14 Here are several good exhortations. God is the Author of peace and Lover of concord; he hath loved us, and is willing to be at peace with us. And let it be our constant aim so to walk, that separation from our friends may be only for a time, and that we may meet in that happy world where parting will be unknown. He wishes that they may partake all the benefits which Christ of his free grace and favour has purchased; the Father out of his free…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11These last words are Paul's final instructions. rejoice!: See also Philippians 3:1; 4:4. Aim for perfect harmony: See study note on 2 Corinthians 13:9. Paul encourages them to aim for restoration. encourage one another: The need for encouragement is very important in 2 Corinthians, starting with 1:3–7. be of one mind: Paul encourages them to live in harmony (as in Philippians 2:1–4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. farewell--meaning in Greek also "rejoice"; thus in bidding farewell he returns to the point with which he set out, "we are helpers of your joy" (2Co 1:24; Php 4:4). Be perfect--Become perfect by filling up what is lacking in your Christian character (Ep 4:13). be of good comfort--(2Co 1:6; 7:8-13; 1Th 4:18).Read the comment
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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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