2 Corinthians 13132 CorinthiansPaul's defence against rival teachersDarby Translation

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1. Examine Yourselves

2. 1DBYThis third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every matter be established.BSBBSB: This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
3. 2DBYI 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.BSBBSB: I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,
4. 3DBYSince ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, (who is not weak towards you, but is powerful among you,BSBBSB: since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you but is powerful among you.
5. 4DBYfor 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,)BSBBSB: For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. For we are also weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him concerning you.
6. 5DBYexamine 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?BSBBSB: Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you fail the test?
7. 6DBYNow I hope that ye will know that we are not reprobates.BSBBSB: And I hope you will realize that we have not failed the test.
8. 7DBYBut 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.BSBBSB: Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.
9. 8DBYFor we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.BSBBSB: For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.
10. 9DBYFor we rejoice when we may be weak and ye may be powerful. But this also we pray for, your perfecting.BSBBSB: In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection.
11. 10DBYOn 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.BSBBSB: This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.

12. Benediction and Farewell

13. 11DBYFor 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.BSBBSB: Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
14. 12DBYSalute one another with a holy kiss.BSBBSB: Greet one another with a holy kiss.
15. 13DBYAll the saints salute you.BSBBSB: All the saints send you greetings.
16. 14DBYThe grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.BSBBSB: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.

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