New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 13

Examine Yourselves

1ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is the thirdΤρίτονTritonG5154timeG5154that I am comingἔρχομαιerchomaiG2064to you. On thetestimonyστόματοςstomatosG4750of twoδύοduoG1417orκαὶkaiG2532threeτριῶνtriōnG5140witnessesμαρτύρωνmarturōnG3144everyπᾶνpanG3956matterῥῆμα.rhēmaG4487shall be confirmedσταθήσεταιstathēsetaiG2476.

2I have previouslyG4275saidG4275whenὡςhōsG5613I was presentπαρὼνparōnG3918the secondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208timeG1208,and though nowνῦνnunG3568absentἀπὼνapōnG548I sayG4302inG4302advanceG4302to thoseG3588who havesinnedG4258inG4258theG4258pastG4258and to allπᾶσιν,pasinG3956the restλοιποῖςloipoisG3062as well, thatifἐὰνeanG1437I comeἔλθωelthōG2064againπάλινpalinG3825I will notspareφείσομαι.pheisomaiG5339anyone,

3sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893you areseekingζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212proofδοκιμὴνdokimēnG1382of theChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547who speaksλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980in me, whoὃςhosG3739is not weakἀσθενεῖastheneiG770towardεἰςeisG1519you, butmightyδυνατεῖdunateiG1414in you.

4For indeedκαὶkaiG2532He wascrucifiedἐσταυρώθηestaurōthēG4717becauseἐξexG1537of weaknessἀσθενείαςastheneiasG769,yetἀλλὰallaG235He livesζῇzēaG2198becauseἐκekG1537of the powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.For we tooκαὶkaiG2532areweakἀσθενοῦμενasthenoumenG770in Him, yetἀλλὰallaG235we will liveζήσομενzēsomenG2198with Him becauseἐκekG1537of the powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411of GodθεοῦtheouG2316directedtowardεἰςeisG1519you.

5TestπειράζετεpeirazeteG3985yourselvesἙαυτοὺςHe'autousG1438to seeifεἰeiG1487you are in the faithπίστει,pisteiG4102;examineδοκιμάζετε·dokimazeteG1381yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438!OrἢēG2228do you not recognizeἐπιγινώσκετεepiginōsketeG1921this aboutyourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547is in you--unlessεἰeiG1487 G3385indeedG3385youfailG96theG96testG96?

6But I expectἐλπίζωelpizōG1679that you will realizeγνώσεσθεgnōsestheG1097that we ourselvesG1473doἐσμὲνesmenG1510not failG96theG96testG96.

7NowδὲdeG1161we prayεὐχόμεθαeuchomethaG2172to GodθεὸνtheonG2316that you doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160nothingμὴmēG3361wrongκακὸνkakonG2556;not soἵναinaG2443thatἵναinaG2443we ourselvesG1473may appearφανῶμεν,phanōmenG5316approvedδόκιμοιdokimoiG1384,but that you may doποιῆτε,poiēteG4160whatG3588is rightκαλὸνkalonG2570,thoughδὲdeG1161we mayappearὡς ὦμεν.hōs ōmenG1510 G5613unapprovedἀδόκιμοιadokimoiG96.

8For we cannotοὐ δυνάμεθάou dunamethaG3756 G1410do anythingτιtiG5100againstκατὰkataG2596the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225, but onlyfor the truthἀληθείας.alētheiasG225.

9For we rejoiceχαίρομενchairomenG5463whenὅτανhotanG3752we ourselvesG1473areweakἀσθενῶμεν,asthenōmenG770,but you are strongδυνατοὶdunatoiG1415;thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778we alsoκαὶkaiG2532prayεὐχόμεθα,euchomethaG2172for, that youbecomeG2676matureG2676.

10For thisG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223I am writingγράφω,graphōG1125theseG3778thingsG3778while absentἀπὼνapōnG548,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443when presentπαρὼνparōnG3918I neednot useχρήσωμαιchrēsōmaiG5530severityἀποτόμωςapotomōsG664,inG2596accordanceG2596withG2596theauthorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849whichἣνhēnG3739the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962gaveἔδωκένedōkenG1325me for buildingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619upG3619and not for tearingG2506downκαθαίρεσιν.¶kathairesinG2506.

11FinallyG3062,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,rejoiceχαίρετε,chaireteG5463,mendG2675your waysG2675,be comfortedπαρακαλεῖσθε,parakaleistheG3870,be like-mindedαὐτὸautoG846,liveG1514inG1514peaceεἰρηνεύετε,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