New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 13

Examine Yourselves

1ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is the thirdΤρίτονTritonG5154timeG5154I am comingἔρχομαιerchomaiG2064to you.EveryπᾶνpanG3956factῥῆμα.rhēmaG4487is to be confirmedσταθήσεταιstathēsetaiG2476by thetestimonyστόματοςstomatosG4750of twoδύοduoG1417orκαὶkaiG2532threeτριῶνtriōnG5140witnessesμαρτύρωνmarturōnG3144.

2I have previouslyG4275saidG4275whenὡςhōsG5613presentπαρὼνparōnG3918the secondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208timeG1208,and though nowνῦνnunG3568absentἀπὼνapōnG548I sayG4302in advanceG4302to thoseG3588who havesinnedG4258in the pastG4258and to allπᾶσιν,pasinG3956the restλοιποῖςloipoisG3062as well, thatifἐὰνeanG1437I comeἔλθωelthōG2064againπάλινpalinG3825I will notspareφείσομαι.pheisomaiG5339anyone,

3sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893you areseekingζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212for proofδοκιμὴνdokimēnG1382of theChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547who speaksλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980in me, and whoὃςhosG3739is not weakἀσθενεῖastheneiG770towardεἰςeisG1519you, butmightyδυνατεῖdunateiG1414in you.

4For indeedκαὶkaiG2532He wascrucifiedἐσταυρώθηestaurōthēG4717becauseἐξexG1537of weaknessἀσθενείαςastheneiasG769,yetἀλλὰallaG235He livesζῇzēaG2198becauseἐκekG1537of the powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.For we alsoκαὶkaiG2532areweakἀσθενοῦμενasthenoumenG770in Him, yetἀλλὰallaG235we will liveζήσομενzēsomenG2198with Him becauseἐκekG1537of the powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411of GodθεοῦtheouG2316directedtowardεἰςeisG1519you.

5TestπειράζετεpeirazeteG3985yourselvesἙαυτοὺςHe'autousG1438to seeifεἰeiG1487you are in the faithπίστει,pisteiG4102;examineδοκιμάζετε·dokimazeteG1381yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438!OrἢēG2228do you not recognizeἐπιγινώσκετεepiginōsketeG1921this about yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547is in you--unlessεἰ μήτιei mētiG1487 G3385indeed youfailG96the testG96?

6But I trustἐλπίζωelpizōG1679that you will realizeγνώσεσθεgnōsestheG1097that we ourselvesG1473doἐσμὲνesmenG1510not failG96the testG96.

7NowδὲdeG1161we prayεὐχόμεθαeuchomethaG2172to GodθεὸνtheonG2316that you doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160noμὴmēG3361wrongκακὸνkakonG2556;not that we ourselvesG1473may appearφανῶμεν,phanōmenG5316approvedδόκιμοιdokimoiG1384,but that you may doποιῆτε,poiēteG4160whatG2570is rightκαλὸνkalonG2570,evenδὲdeG1161thoughG5613we mayappearὦμεν.ōmenG1510 G5613unapprovedἀδόκιμοιadokimoiG96.

8For we canδυνάμεθάdunamethaG1410do nothingοὐ τιou tiG3756 G5100againstκατὰkataG2596the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225, but onlyfor the truthἀληθείας.alētheiasG225.

9For we rejoiceχαίρομενchairomenG5463whenὅτανhotanG3752we ourselvesG1473areweakἀσθενῶμεν,asthenōmenG770but you are strongδυνατοὶdunatoiG1415;thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778we alsoκαὶkaiG2532prayεὐχόμεθα,euchomethaG2172for, that you bemadeG2676completeG2676.

10For thisG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223I am writingγράφω,graphōG1125theseG3778thingsG3778while absentἀπὼνapōnG548,soἵναinaG2443that when presentπαρὼνparōnG3918I neednot useχρήσωμαιchrēsōmaiG5530severityἀποτόμωςapotomōsG664,in accordanceκατὰkataG2596with theauthorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849whichἣνhēnG3739the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962gaveἔδωκένedōkenG1325me for buildingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619up and not for tearingG2506downκαθαίρεσιν.¶kathairesinG2506.

11FinallyG3062,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,rejoiceχαίρετε,chaireteG5463,be madeG2675completeG2675,be comfortedπαρακαλεῖσθε,parakaleistheG3870,be like-mindedαὐτὸautoG846,liveG1514in peaceεἰρηνεύετε,eirēneueteG1514; andthe GodθεὸςtheosG2316of loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26and peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515will be with you.

12GreetἈσπάσασθεAspasastheG782oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240with a holyἁγίῳhagiōG40kissφιλήματι.philēmatiG5370.

13AllG3956thesaintsG40greetG782you.

14The graceG5485of the LordG2962JesusG2424ChristG5547, and theloveG26of GodG2316, and thefellowshipG2842of the HolyG40SpiritG4151,be with you allG3956.

Examine Yourselves

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 13