Examine Yourselves1 aThis° is the third° time° I am coming° to you. bEVERY° IFACT° IIIS TO BE CONFIRMED° BY THE IIITESTIMONY° OF TWO° OR° THREE° WITNESSES°. 2 I have previously° said° when° present° the second° time°, and though now° absent° I say° in advance° to those° who have asinned° in the past° and to all° the rest° [as well], that bif° I come° again° I will not cspare° [anyone], 3 since° you are aseeking° for proof° of the bChrist° who speaks° in me, and who° is not weak° toward° you, but cmighty° in you. 4 For indeed° He was acrucified° because° of weakness°, yet° He lives° bbecause° of the power° of God°. For we also° are cweak° Iin Him, yet° dwe will live° with Him because° of the power° of God° [directed] toward° you. [1] ILit word IILit shall be IIILit mouth a2Co 12:14 bDt 17:6; 19:15; Mt 18:16
[2] a2Co 12:21 b1Co 4:21; 2Co 13:10 c2Co 1:23; 10:11 [3] a2Co 10:1, 10 bMt 10:20; 1Co 5:4; 7:40 c2Co 9:8; 10:4 [4] IOne early ms reads with Him aPhp 2:7f; 1P 3:18 bRo 1:4; 6:4; 1Co 6:14 c1Co 2:3; 2Co 13:9 dRo 6:8 5 ¶ aTest° yourselves° [to see] if° you are in the faith°; bexamine° yourselves°! Or° do you not recognize° this about yourselves°, that Jesus° Christ° is in youunless°° indeed you Icfail° the test°? 6 But I trust° that you will realize° that we ourselves° Ido° not fail° the test°. 7 Now° we pray° to God° that you do° no° wrong°; not that we ourselves° may appear° approved°, but that you may do° what° is right°, even° though° we may Iappear°° unapproved°. 8 For we can° do nothing°° against° the truth°, but [only] for the truth°. 9 For we rejoice° when° we ourselves° are aweak° but you are strong°; this° we also° pray° for, Ithat you be bmade° complete°. 10 For this° reason° I am writing° these° things° while absent°, so° that when present° aI [need] not use° bseverity°, in accordance° with the cauthority° which° the Lord° gave° me for building° up and not for tearing° down°. [5] ILit are unapproved aJn 6:6 b1Co 11:28 c1Co 9:27
[6] ILit are not unapproved [7] ILit be as [9] ILit your completion a2Co 12:10; 13:4 b1Co 1:10; 2Co 13:11; Ep 4:12; 1Th 3:10 [10] a2Co 2:3 bTit 1:13 c1Co 5:4; 2Co 10:8 11 ¶ aFinally°, brethren°, Irejoice°, IIbbe made° complete°, be comforted°, cbe like-minded°, dlive° in peace°; and ethe God° of love° and peace° will be with you. 12 aGreet° one° another° with a holy° kiss°. 13 aAll° the Isaints° greet° you. [11] IOr farewell IIOr put yourselves in order a1Th 4:1; 2Th 3:1 b1Co 1:10; 2Co 13:9; Ep 4:12; 1Th 3:10 cRo 12:16 dMk 9:50 eRo 15:33; Ep 6:23
[12] aRo 16:16 [13] IOr holy ones aPhp 4:22 14 ¶ aThe grace° of the Lord° Jesus° Christ°, and the blove° of God°, and the cfellowship° of the Holy° Spirit°, be with you all°. Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
He threateneth severity, and the power of his apostleship against obstinate sinners.1 ¶ Thisº [is] the third¹ [time]² I am comingºª toº you.º Inº the mouthº of twoº orº threeº witnessesº shall¹ª everyº wordº be established.ºª 2 I told you before,ºª andº foretell² you,¹ª as ifº I were present,ºª the² second¹ time;² andº being absentºª nowº I writeºª to them which heretofore have sinned,ºª andº to allº other,º that,º ifº I comeºª again,º¹ I will¹ª notº spare:ºª 3 Sinceº ye seekºª a proofº of Christº speakingºª inº me,º whichº toº you-wardº is¹ª not¹ weak,ºª² butº is mightyºª inº you.º 4 Forº¹ thoughº² he was crucifiedºª throughº weakness,º yetº he livethºª byº the powerº of God.º Forº weº alsoº are weakºª inº him,º butº we shall liveºª withº himº byº the powerº of Godº towardº you.º [1] Nu 35:30; Dt 17:6; 19:15; 1K 21:10, 13; Mt 18:16; 26:60; Jn 8:17; 2Co 12:14; He 10:28.
[2] 1Co 4:19; 5:5; 2Co 1:23; 10:1, 8; 12:20, 21; 13:10. [3] Mt 10:20; 18:18; Lk 21:15; 1Co 5:4; 9:1; 2Co 2:6, 10; 3:1; 10:8; 12:12. [4] Lk 22:43; Jn 10:18; Ac 2:36; 3:16; 4:10; Ro 6:4, 8, 9; 14:9; 1Co 2:3; 15:43; 2Co 4:7; 10:3, 10; Ep 1:19; Php 2:7, 9; 3:10; 2Ti 2:11; He 5:7; 1P 3:18, 22; Rv 1:17. And advising them to a trial of their faith,5 Examineºª yourselves,º whetherº ye beºª inº the² faith;º proveºª your own selves.ºº Know² ye¹ª notº your own selves,º² how thatº Jesusº Christº isºª inº you,º exceptº ye beºª reprobates?º¹ 6 Butº I trustºª thatº ye shall knowºª thatº weº areºª notº reprobates.º [5] Ps 17:3; 26:2; 119:59; 139:23; Jr 6:30; Lm 3:40; Ezk 18:28; Hg 1:5, 7; Jn 6:56; 14:23; 15:4; 17:23, 26; Ro 1:28; 8:10; 1Co 3:16; 6:2, 15, 19; 9:24, 27; 11:28, 31; 2Co 6:16; 13:6; Ga 2:20; 4:19; 6:4; Ep 2:20; 3:17; Col 1:23, 27; 2:7, 19; 1Ti 2:15; 2Ti 3:8; Tit 1:13, 16; 2:2; He 4:1; 6:8; 12:15; Jm 4:4; 1P 2:4; 5:9; 1Jn 3:20; Rv 2:5; 3:2.
[6] 2Co 12:20; 13:3, 10. and to a reformation of their sins before his coming,7 Nowº I prayºª toº Godº that yeº² doº¹ª noº evil;º notº thatº we¹² should appearºª approved,º butº thatº yeº should doºª that which is honest,º thoughº weº beºª asº reprobates.º 8 Forº we can doºª nothingºº againstº the² truth,º butº forº the² truth.º 9 Forº we¹ are glad,ºª whenº we² are weak,ºª andº yeº areºª strong:º andº thisº alsoº we wish,ºª [even] yourº perfection.º 10 Thereforeºº I writeºª these thingsº being absent,ºª lestº being presentºª I should useºª sharpness,º accordingº to the² powerº whichº the² Lordº hath givenºª meº toº edification,º andº notº toº destruction.º [7] 1Ch 4:10; Mt 6:13; Jn 17:15; Ro 12:17; 13:13; 16:10; 1Co 4:9; 11:19; 2Co 6:4, 8; 8:21; 10:10, 18; 13:9; Php 1:9; 4:8; 1Th 5:23; 1Ti 2:2; 2Ti 2:15; 4:18; Jm 1:12; 1P 2:12.
[8] Nu 16:28; 1K 22:28; 2K 1:9; 2:23; Pv 21:30; 26:2; Mk 9:39; 16:17; Lk 9:49; Ac 4:28; 5:1; 13:3; 19:11; 1Co 5:4; 2Co 10:8; 13:10; 1Ti 1:20; He 2:3. [9] 1Co 4:10; 2Co 7:1; 11:30; 12:5; 13:7, 8, 11; Ep 4:13; Php 3:12; Col 1:28; 4:12; 1Th 3:10; 2Ti 3:17; He 6:1; 12:23; 13:21; 1P 5:10. [10] 1Co 4:21; 2Co 2:3; 10:2, 8; 12:20; 13:2, 8; Tit 1:13. he concludeth his epistle with a general exhortation and a prayer.11 Finally,º brethren,º farewell.ºª Be perfect,ºª be of good comfort,ºª be of one¹ mind,ºª² live in peace;ºª andº the² Godº of loveº andº peaceº shall beºª withº you.º 12 Greetºª one anotherº withº an holyº kiss.º 13 Allº the² saintsº saluteºª you.º 14 The² graceº of the² Lordº Jesusº Christ,º andº the² loveº of God,º andº the² communionº of the² Holyº Ghost,º [be] withº youº all.º Amen.º [[[The second¹ [epistle] to¹ the Corinthians¹ was written¹ª from¹ Philippi,¹ [a city] of Macedonia,¹ by¹ Titus¹ and¹ Lucas.]]]¹ [11] Gn 37:4; 45:24; Mt 1:23; 5:48; Mk 9:50; 10:49; Lk 9:61; Jn 17:23; Ac 15:29; 18:21; 23:30; Ro 12:16, 18; 14:19; 15:5, 13, 33; 16:20; 1Co 1:10; 2Co 1:4; 13:9, 14; Ep 4:3; Php 1:27; 2:1; 3:16; 4:2, 4, 9; 1Th 4:18; 5:13, 16, 23; 2Th 2:16; 3:16; 2Ti 2:22; He 12:14; 13:20; Jm 1:4; 3:17; 1P 3:8, 11; 5:10; 1Jn 4:8; Rv 22:21.
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