2 Corinthians 13

1 This third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two witnesses or three every saying will be confirmed.

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

2 I have told you before, and I say in advance, as present the second time, and now absent, I write to those who have previously sinned, and to all the others, that if I come to it again, I will not spare,

I have told you beforehand, and I am speaking to you in advance, as being present the second time, even now absent, that, if I may come to you again, I will not spare those who have previously sinned, and all the rest;

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

since you are seeking the approval of Christ, who is speaking in me, who is not weak towards you, bit mighty among you.

4 For even if he was crucified from weakness, yet he lives from the power of God. For we in him are also weak, but we will live with him from the power of God toward you.

For indeed he was crucified from weakness, but he lives by the power of God: for we indeed are weak in him, but we shall live with him through the power of God unto you.

5 Examine yourselves whether ye are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or know ye not yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? Unless ye are test-failing something.

Prove your own selves, if you are in the faith; examine yourselves; whether do you not know yourselves, that Christ Jesus is in you? unless indeed you are reprobates.

6 But I hope that ye will know that we are not test-failing.

But I hope that you shall know that we are not reprobates.

7 Now I pray to God, to do you nothing harmful, not that we would appear test-passing, but that ye would do right, even like we might be test-failing.

But we are praying unto God, that he may do you no evil, not in order that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is good, and we may be as disapproved.

8 For we do not have any power against the truth, but for the truth.

For we are not able to do any thing against the truth, but for the truth.

9 For we are glad when we are weak and ye are strong. And this also we pray for, your full qualification.

For we rejoice when we may be weak, and you may be strong: we are praying for even this, your perfection.

10 Because of this I write these things while absent, so that I may not act harshly when present, according to the authority that the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.

Therefore being absent I write these things, in order that being present, I may not use severity, according to the power which the Lord has given me for edification, and not for destruction.

11 Finally brothers, farewell. Be thoroughly prepared, be encouraged, think the same way, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect; be of good comfort; think the same thing, live in peace: and the God of love and peace will be with you.

12 Salute each other by a holy kiss.

Salute one another with a holy kiss.

13 All the sanctified salute you.

All the saints salute you.

14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, is with all of you. Truly.

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