2 Corinthians 13:7
Now we pray to God that you shall do nothing evil, not so that we may seem to be approved, but so that you may do what is good, even if we seem like reprobates.
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In Context
6But I hope you know that we ourselves are not reprobates.
8For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.
Cross References
Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation. But free us from evil. Amen.
Romans 12:17Render to no one harm for harm. Provide good things, not only in the sight of God, but also in the sight of all men.
Romans 16:10Greet Apelles, who has been tested in Christ.
1 Corinthians 11:19For there must also be heresies, so that those who have been tested may be made manifest among you.
2 Corinthians 6:8through honor and dishonor, despite good reports and bad, whether seen as deceivers or truth-tellers, whether ignored or acknowledged;
2 Corinthians 10:10For they say: “His epistles, indeed, are weighty and strong. But his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is contemptible.”
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 →