2 Corinthians 13

1 This is the third time I am coming to you. "At the mouth of two or three witnesses will every word be established."

Behold, this is the third time that I am coming to you. By the mouth of two or three witnesses, every word shall stand.

2 I have said beforehand, and I do say beforehand, as when I was present the second time, so now, being absent, to those who have sinned before now, and to all the rest, that, if I come again, I will not spare;

I have preached when present, and I will preach now while absent, to those who sinned before, and to all the others, because, when I arrive again, I will not be lenient with you.

3 seeing that you seek a proof of Messiah who speaks in me; who toward you is not weak, but is powerful in you.

Do you seek evidence that it is Christ who speaks in me, who is not weak with you, but is powerful with you?

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

For although he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by the power of God. And yes, we are weak in him. But we shall live with him by the power of God among you.

5 Test your own selves, whether you are in the faith. Test your own selves. Or do you not know as to your own selves, that Jesus (the) Messiah is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.

Test yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Examine yourselves. Or do you yourselves not know whether Christ Jesus is in you? But perhaps you are reprobates.

6 But I hope that you will know that we are not disqualified.

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

7 Now we pray to God that you do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honorable, though we are as reprobate.

Now we pray to God that you shall do nothing evil, not so that we may seem to be approved, but so that you may do what is good, even if we seem like reprobates.

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

For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.

9 For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. And this we also pray for, even your perfecting.

For we rejoice that we are weak, while you are strong. This is also what we pray for: your perfection.

10 For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not deal sharply when present, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for tearing down.

Therefore, I write these things while absent, so that, when present, I may not have to act more harshly, according to the authority which the Lord has given to me, for edification and not for destruction.

11 Finally, brothers, rejoice. Be perfected, be comforted, be of the same mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

As to the rest, brothers, rejoice, be perfect, be encouraged, have the same mind, have peace. And so the God of peace and love will be with you.

12 Greet one another with a holy kiss.

Greet one another with a holy kiss.

13 All the saints greet you.

All the saints greet you.

14 The grace of the Lord Jesus (the) Messiah, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the charity of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.