2 Corinthians 13:7
Now our prayer to God is that you may do no evil; not in order that it may be put to our credit, but so that you may do what is right, whatever we may seem.
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6But it is my hope that you will have no doubt that we are truly Christ's.
8Because we are able to do nothing against what is true, but only for it.
Cross References
Matthew 6:13And let us not be put to the test, but keep us safe from the Evil One.
Romans 12:17Do not give evil for evil to any man. Let all your business be well ordered in the eyes of all men.
Romans 16:10Give my love to Apelles, who has the approval of Christ. Say a kind word to those who are of the house of Aristobulus.
1 Corinthians 11:19For divisions are necessary among you, in order that those who have God's approval may be clearly seen among you.
2 Corinthians 6:8By glory and by shame, by an evil name and a good name; as untrue, and still true;
2 Corinthians 10:10For his letters, they say, have weight and are strong; but in body he is feeble, and his way of talking has little force.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 13:2-7
The Apostle Asserts His Claims. ( a. d. 57.) 1 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. 2 I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare: 3 Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you. 4 For though he was crucified through weakness,… Read the whole commentary →