2 Corinthians 13

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

This, I say, is the third time I am coming to you: and at the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

2 I have warned previously, and I warn again, as when I was present the second time, so now, being absent, I write to those who have sinned before now and to all the rest that if I come again, I will not spare,

I said before, and I again tell you beforehand, as if I were present the second time; and being absent I now write to those who have sinned heretofore, and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare:

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

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

4 For 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 towards you.

For if He was crucified as from weakness, yet He now liveth by the power of God: for we also are weak in Him, but shall live with Him by the power of God manifested to you.

5 Examine your own selves, whether you are in the faith. Test your own selves. Or don’t you know about your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.

Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove yourselves: do ye not know yourselves to be such that Jesus Christ is in you? unless ye are reprovable.

6 But I hope that you will know that we aren’t disqualified.

But I hope ye will soon know that we are not disapproved.

7 Now I pray to God that you do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honourable, though we may seem to have failed.

I pray to God that ye may do no evil: and not that we may appear to be approved by your punishment, but that ye may do that which is good, though we should seem to be disapproved.

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

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

9 For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray for this: your becoming perfect.

For we rejoice when we exert not our power, and when ye are strong: as this is what we wish, even 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, that when present I may not use severity, according to the power which the Lord hath given 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.

Finally, my brethren, farewel: be reformed, be exhorted, be of one mind, live in peace: and the God of love and peace will be with you.

12 Greet one another with a holy kiss.

Salute one another with an holy kiss.

13 All the saints greet you.

All the saints salute you. May the favor of the Lord Jesus Christ,

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

and the love of God, and the communication of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.