KJ3 Literal Translation
2 Corinthians 13
He threatens severity, and the power of his apostleship against obstinate sinners.
1I am coming to you this third time. “In the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established.” Deut. 19:15
2I said before, and I say beforehand, as being present the second time and being absent now, I write to the ones having sinned before, and all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare,
3since you seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but is powerful in you,
4(for even if He was crucified out of weakness, yet He lives by the power of God). For even also we are weak in Him, yet we shall live by the power of God toward you.
5Test yourselves, whether you are in the faith; examine yourselves. Or do you not yourselves perceive that Jesus Christ is in you, unless you are disapproved?
6And I hope you will know that we are not disapproved.
7But I pray to God for you not to do the evil, none; not that we may appear to be approved, but that you may do the good, and we may be disapproved.
8For we cannot have any power against the truth, but on behalf of the truth.
9For we rejoice when we are weak and you are powerful. But we pray for this also, your perfection.
10Because of this, I write these things while absent, that being present I may not deal severelywith you according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up and not for destruction.
11For the rest, brothers, rejoice! Perfect yourselves; encourage yourselves, think the same thing, be at peace; and the God of love and of peace will be with you.
12Greet one another with a holy kiss.
13All the saints greet you.
14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.
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