Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
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 or three witnesses 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,
I write
to
those who have
sinned before
now,
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
you seek
a
proof of
Christ who
speaks
in
me ;
who
toward
you
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 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.
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?
Test
your
own
selves,
whether you are in the faith .
Test your
own
selves
. Or
don't
you know
as
to
your
own
selves,
that Jesus Christ is in you ?--
unless indeed
you are
disqualified.
And
I hope you will realize
that we have
not
failed
the
test
.
But
I hope that
you will know
that we aren't
disqualified
.
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 I
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
.
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
you are strong .
And 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 deal
sharply
when
present,
according
to the authority which
the Lord gave me for building up, and
not for tearing 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, 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.
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
All the saints send
you greetings
.
All the saints greet
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, the love of God, and the communion
of the Holy Spirit ,
be with you all
. Amen.
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