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2 Corinthians 13 :: New English Translation (NET)

2Co 13:1

2Co 13:1This is the third time I am coming to visit you. By the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter will be established.

2Co 13:2

2Co 13:2I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone,

2Co 13:3

2Co 13:3since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak toward you but is powerful among you.

2Co 13:4

2Co 13:4For indeed he was crucified by reason of weakness, but he lives because of God's power. For we also are weak in him, but we will live together with him, because of God's power toward you.

2Co 13:5

2Co 13:5Put yourselves to the test to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize regarding yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you - unless, indeed, you fail the test!

2Co 13:6

2Co 13:6And I hope that you will realize that we have not failed the test!

2Co 13:7

2Co 13:7Now we pray to God that you may not do anything wrong, not so that we may appear to have passed the test, but so that you may do what is right even if we may appear to have failed the test.

2Co 13:8

2Co 13:8For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the sake of the truth.

2Co 13:9

2Co 13:9For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong. And we pray for this: that you may become fully qualified.

2Co 13:10

2Co 13:10Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive I may not have to deal harshly with you by using my authority - the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!

2Co 13:11

2Co 13:11Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

2Co 13:12

2Co 13:12Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.

2Co 13:13

2Co 13:13The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
NET Footnotes
The versification of vv. 12 and 13 in the NET Bible (so also NRSV, NLT) is according to the versification in the NA27 and UBS4 editions of the Greek text. Some translations, however, break the material up into three verses, i.e., 12-14 (NKJV, NASB, NIV). The same material has been translated in each case; the only difference is the versification of that material.
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