2 Coríntios 13

¹ Lo this is the thirde time that I come vnto you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall euery worde stand

² I tolde you before, and tell you before: as though I had bene present the seconde time, so write I nowe being absent to them which heretofore haue sinned and to all others, that if I come againe, I will not spare,

³ A most sharp reprehension, because, while they despise the apostle's admonitions, they tempt Christ's own patience: and also while they condemn him as wretched and miserable, they lay nothing against him, which is not common to him with Christ.Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but isAnd will be most mighty to be avenged upon you, when need will be.mighty in you.

⁴ For though he was crucified throughRegarding that base form of a servant which he took upon him when he abased himself.weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.

⁵ He confirms that which he spoke about the power of God appearing in his ministry, and he gathers by the mutual relation between the people's faith and the minister's preaching, that they must either reverence his apostleship, upon whose doctrine their faith is grounded, or they must condemn themselves of infidelity, and must confess themselves not to be of Christ's body.Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

⁶ He appeases that sharpness, trusting that they will show themselves towards their faithful apostle, able and willing to be taught. And he also adds this, that he does not seek his own fame and estimation, so that they may serve their saviour, which is the only mark that he shoots at.But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.

⁷ Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be asIn men's judgment.reprobates.

⁸ For wee can not doe any thing against the trueth, but for the trueth.

⁹ For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, [even] yourThat all things may be in good order among you, and the members of the church restored into their place, which have been shaken and are out of place.perfection.

¹⁰ Therefore write I these thinges being absent, least when I am present, I should vse sharpenesse, according to the power which the Lorde hath giuen mee, to edification, and not to destruction.

¹¹ A brief exhortation, but yet such a one as comprehends all the parts of a Christian man's life.Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

¹² He salutes them familiarly, and in conclusion wishes well to them.Greet one another with an holy kiss.

¹³ {cf2 (13:12)} All the Saintes salute you.

¹⁴ {cf2 (13:13)} The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ, and the loue of God, and the communion of the holy Ghost be with you all, Amen. The seconde Epistle to the Corinthians, written from Philippi, a citie in Macedonia, and sent by Titus and Lucas.