2 Corinthians

13 This third time am I coming unto you:—At the mouth of two witnesses or three shall every matter be established.

2 I have said beforehand and do say beforehand,—As present the second time although now absent Unto them who before sinned and unto all the rest,—That if I come again I will not spare.

3 Since a test ye are seeking of the speaking in me of Christ;—Who unto you is not weak But is powerful in you,—

4 For although he was crucified through weakness Yet is he living through God’s power,—For although we are weak in him Yet shall we live with him through God’s power [unto us]—

5 Be trying yourselves whether ye are in the faith, Be putting yourselves to the test! Or do ye not recognise yourselves Seeing that Jesus Christ is in you,—Unless perhaps ye fail in the testing.

6 I hope however that ye shall come to know that we fail not in the testing!

7 But we pray unto God that ye may do nothing base,—Not that we may appear accepted, But that ye the honourable thing may be doing even though we should be as it were rejected;

8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth;

9 For we rejoice—whensoever we are weak and ye are strong. This also we pray for—your restoration:—

10 For this cause these things while absent am I writing, That I may not when present deal sharply—According to the authority which the Lord hath given me for building up and not for pulling down.

11 Finally brethren, farewell! Be getting restored, be taking encouragement, be of one mind, live in peace,—And the God of love and peace will be with you.

12 Salute ye one another with a holy kiss. All the saints salute you.

13 The favour of our Lord Jesus [Christ] And the love of God And the fellowship of the Holy Spirit Be with you all.

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