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2 Corinthians 13

Examine Yourselves

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

Paul’s Final Advice

This is the third time I am coming to visit you (and as the Scriptures say, “The facts of every case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses”a).

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.

I have already warned those who had been sinning when I was there on my second visit. Now I again warn them and all others, just as I did before, that next time I will not spare them.

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

I will give you all the proof you want that Christ speaks through me. Christ is not weak when he deals with you; he is powerful among you.

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,)

Although he was crucified in weakness, he now lives by the power of God. We, too, are weak, just as Christ was, but when we deal with you we will be alive with him and will have God’s power.

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?

Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among youb; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith.

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

As you test yourselves, I hope you will recognize that we have not failed the test of apostolic authority.

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.

We pray to God that you will not do what is wrong by refusing our correction. I hope we won’t need to demonstrate our authority when we arrive. Do the right thing before we come — even if that makes it look like we have failed to demonstrate our authority.

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

For we cannot oppose the truth, but must always stand for the truth.

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

We are glad to seem weak if it helps show that you are actually strong. We pray that you will become mature.

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.

I am writing this to you before I come, hoping that I won’t need to deal severely with you when I do come. For I want to use the authority the Lord has given me to strengthen you, not to tear you down.

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.

Paul’s Final Greetings

Dear brothers and sisters,c I close my letter with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.

Salute one another with a holy kiss.

Greet each other with a sacred kiss.

All the saints salute you.

All of God’s people here send you their greetings.

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

dMay the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

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