Darby Bible Translation

New King James Version

Examine Yourselves

This third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every matter be established.

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Coming with Authority

This will be the third time I am coming to you. “By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established.”

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I have declared beforehand, and I say beforehand as present the second time, and now absent, to those that have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare.

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I have told you before, and foretell as if I were present the second time, and now being absent [a]I write to those who have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare —

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Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, (who is not weak towards you, but is powerful among you,

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since you seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but mighty in you.

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for if indeed he has been crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God's power; for indeed *we* are weak in him, but we shall live with him by God's power towards you,)

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For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you.

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examine your own selves if ye be in the faith; prove your own selves: do ye not recognise yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you, unless indeed ye be reprobates?

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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 [b]are disqualified.

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Now I hope that ye will know that *we* are not reprobates.

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But I trust that you will know that we are not disqualified.

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But we pray to God that ye may do nothing evil; not that *we* may appear approved, but that *ye* may do what is right, and *we* be as reprobates.

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Paul Prefers Gentleness

Now [c]I pray to God that you do no evil, not that we should appear approved, but that you should do what is honorable, though we may seem disqualified.

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For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.

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For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.

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For we rejoice when *we* may be weak and *ye* may be powerful. But this also we pray for, your perfecting.

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For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. And this also we pray, that you may be made complete.

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On this account I write these things being absent, that being present I may not use severity according to the authority which the Lord has given me for building up, and not for overthrowing.

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Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the authority which the Lord has given me for edification and not for destruction.

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Final Greetings and Blessing

For the rest, brethren, rejoice; be perfected; be encouraged; be of one mind; be at peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

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Greetings and Benediction

Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

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Salute one another with a holy kiss.

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Greet one another with a holy kiss.

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All the saints salute you.

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All the saints greet you.

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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, [be] with you all.

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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the [d]communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

Parallel

Darby Bible Translation

New King James Version

2 Corinthians 13

2 Corinthians 13