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2 Corinthians 13:5
5Test yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Examine yourselves! Or don’t you know yourselves—that Messiah Yeshua is in you? Unless of course you failed the test.
2 Corinthians 13:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
- New International Version (NIV)Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.
Context of 2 Corinthians 13:5
3since you are demanding proof that Messiah is speaking through me. He is not weak toward you, but powerful among you. 4For He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives through the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, yet we shall live with Him by God’s power toward you. Test yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Examine yourselves! Or don’t you know yourselves—that Messiah Yeshua is in you? Unless of course you failed the test. 6But I hope that you will realize that we haven’t failed the test. 7Now we pray to God that you do no wrong—not so that we may appear to have passed the test, but in order that you may do what is right even if we may seem to have failed.
Read all of 2 Corinthians 132 Corinthians 13:5 word by word
Ἑαυτοὺς πειράζετε εἰ ἐστὲ ἐν τῇ πίστει, ἑαυτοὺς δοκιμάζετε· ἢ οὐκ ἐπιγινώσκετε ἑαυτοὺς ὅτι Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν εἰ μήτι ἀδόκιμοί ἐστε.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Examineπειράζωpeirazō · to test/tempt: testG3985
- yourselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- whetherεἰei · ifG1487
- ye beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the faithὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
- proveδοκιμάζωdokimazō · to testG1381
- Know yeἐπιγινώσκωepiginōskō · to come to knowG1921
- ·ἤē · orG2228
- notοὐou · noG3756
- how thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- youσύsu · youG4771
- ·μήmē · notG3361
- ·τιςtis · oneG5100
- reprobatesἀδόκιμοςadokimos · failingG96
Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 13:5
- Psalms 17:3You have examined my heart. You searched me at night. Though You test me, You find nothing. I resolved that my mouth will not sin.
- Psalms 26:2Probe me, Adonai, and test me, refine my mind and my heart.
- Psalms 119:59I have considered my ways and turned my feet back to Your testimonies.
- Psalms 139:23Search me, O God, and know my heart. Examine me, and know my anxious thoughts,
- Lamentations 3:40Let us examine and test our ways, and let us return to Adonai.
- Ezekiel 18:28Because he considers and turns away from all his transgressions that he committed, he will surely live, not die.
- Haggai 1:5But now,” thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot: “Set your heart on your ways!
- 1 Corinthians 11:28But a man must examine himself, and then let him eat of the bread and drink from the cup.
- Galatians 6:4Rather let each one examine his own work. Then he will have pride in himself alone and not in comparison to anyone else.
- Hebrews 4:1Let us fear then! Though a promise of entering His rest is left open, some of you would seem to have fallen short.
- Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God; and see to it that no bitter root springs up and causes trouble, and by it many be defiled.
- 1 John 3:20whenever our heart condemns us. For God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
- Revelation 2:5Remember then from where you have fallen. Repent and do the deeds you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your menorah from its place—unless you repent.
- Revelation 3:2Wake up, and strengthen what remains that was about to die. For I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of My God.
- Colossians 1:23if indeed you continue in the faith, established and firm, not budging from the hope of the Good News that you have heard. This Good News has been proclaimed throughout all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant.
- Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in Him and established in your faith just as you were taught, overflowing with thankfulness.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 13:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith - ̔ · Try yourselves; pierce your hearts; bore yourselves throughout; try yourselves by what I have written, and see whether ye retain the true faith of the Gospel. Prove your own selves - ̔ · Put yourselves to the test, as you would try gold or silver suspected of adulteration. No more take that for Gospel which is not so, than you would take adulterated money for sterling coin. This is a metaphor taken from…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Examine yourselves - see the note on 1 Corinthians 11:28. The particular reason why Paul calls on them to examine themselves was, that there was occasion to fear that many of them had been deceived. Such had been the irregularities and disorders in the church at Corinth; so ignorant had many of them shown themselves of the nature of the Christian religion, that it was important, in the highest degree, for them to institute a strict and impartial…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The issue is straightforward. If the Corinthians cannot see that Jesus Christ is living among them, they have failed the test of true faith (literally are disproved). There is a wordplay here: They wanted "proof" of Paul's authority as an apostle, but Paul tells them to test themselves (or prove yourselves). If Christ is not present, it would show they are not true Christians. However, Paul has shown that he has passed the test of apostolic authority…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Examine--Greek, "Try (make trial of) yourselves." prove your own selves--This should be your first aim, rather than "seeking a proof of Christ speaking in me" (2Co 13:3). your own selves--I need not speak much in proof of Christ being in me, your minister (2Co 13:3), for if ye try your own selves ye will see that Christ is also in you [Chrysostom], (Ro 8:10). Finding Christ dwelling in yourselves by faith, ye may well believe that He speaks in me, by…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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