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2 C O RIN T H I A N S 1 3
Christ speaks through me. Christ is not weak
when he deals with you; he is powerful among
you. 4 Although he was crucified in weakness, he
now lives by the power of God. We, too, are weak,
just as Christ was, but when we deal with you we
will be alive with him and will have God’s power.
— promises —
from God
Be joyful. Grow to maturity.
Encourage each other.
Live in harmony and peace.
Then the God of love and
peace will be with you.
2 C O R I N T H I A N S 1 3:1 1
5 Examine yourselves to see if your faith is
genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that
Jesus Christ is among you*; if not, you have
failed the test of genuine faith. 6 As you test
yourselves, I hope you will recognize that we
have not failed the test of apostolic authority.
7 We pray to God that you will not do what
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is wrong by refusing our correction. I hope we
won’t need to demonstrate our authority when
we arrive. Do the right thing before we come—
even if that makes it look like we have failed to
demonstrate our authority. 8 For we cannot oppose the truth, but must always stand for the
truth. 9 We are glad to seem weak if it helps show
that you are actually strong. We pray that you
will become mature.
10 I am writing this to you before I come, hoping that I won’t need to deal severely with you
when I do come. For I want to use the authority
the Lord has given me to strengthen you, not to
tear you down.
Paul’s Final Greetings
11 Dear brothers and sisters,* I close my letter
with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony
and peace. Then the God of love and peace will
be with you.
12 Greet each other with a sacred kiss. 13 All of
God’s people here send you their greetings.
14*May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,
the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy
Spirit be with you all.
13:5 Or in you. 13:11 Greek Brothers. 13:14 Some English
translations include verse 13 as part of verse 12, and then
verse 14 becomes verse 13.