Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every
matter
must
be
established
by
the testimony
of two or three witnesses
. ”
This is the third time I am coming to you. At
the mouth
of two witnesses
or three shall
every
word
established
.
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,
I have
said
beforehand,
and
I
do
say
beforehand,
as
when
I
was
present
the second time ,
so now ,
being
absent,
to
them
that
have
sinned heretofore,
and to
all
the
rest,
that,
if I come
again
, I will not spare ;
since
you
are
demanding
proof
that Christ is
speaking
through
me .
He
is not weak in
dealing
with
you
, but is powerful among
you .
seeing
that ye
seek
a
proof
of
Christ that
speaketh
in
me ;
who
to
you-ward
is not weak, but is powerful in
you :
For He was indeed
crucified in
weakness, yet He lives
by
God’s
power. And
though
we are weak in Him, yet
by
God’s
power
we will
live with Him to
serve
you.
for he was crucified through
weakness, yet he liveth
through
the
power of
God
. For
we also
are weak in him, but
we shall
live with him through
the
power
of
God
toward
you.
Examine
yourselves
to
see
whether you
are in the faith; test
yourselves
. Can’t
you
see
for
yourselves
that Jesus Christ is in you —unless
you
actually
fail
the
test
?
Try
your
own
selves,
whether ye
are in the faith; prove
your
own
selves
. Or
know
ye
not
as
to
your
own
selves,
that Jesus Christ is in you? unless
indeed
ye
be
reprobate.
And
I hope you
will
realize
that we have
not failed
the
test
.
But
I hope that ye
shall
know
that
we are
not reprobate
.
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
.
Now we pray to God that ye
do no
evil;
not that we may
appear approved
, but that ye
may
do that
which
is honorable
, though
we be
as
reprobate
.
For we cannot
do anything
against the truth, but only
for the truth.
For we can
do nothing
against the truth, but for the truth.
In
fact,
we rejoice when we are weak but
you
are
strong
, and our
prayer
is
for your perfection
.
For
we rejoice ,
when we are weak, and ye
are
strong:
this
we
also
pray
for ,
even
your perfecting
.
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.
For
this cause
I write these things while absent, that I may
not when
present
deal
sharply,
according
to the authority which
the Lord gave me for building up, and
not for casting
down.
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.
Finally, brethren
, farewell.
Be perfected;
be
comforted;
be
of the
same
mind ;
live in peace :
and the God of love and peace shall
be with you.
Greet
one another with a holy kiss.
Salute
one another with a holy kiss.
All the saints send
you greetings
.
All the saints salute
you.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship
of the Holy Spirit be with all
of
you.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion
of the Holy Spirit ,
be with you all
.
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