2 Corinthians 13:2
I have before said, and now say beforehand, as when present the second time, so also now when absent, to those who heretofore have sinned, and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare;
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
3since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who toward you is not weak, but is mighty in you.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.
2 Corinthians 1:23But I invoke God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I came not yet to Corinth.
2 Corinthians 10:8For even if I should boast somewhat more abundantly of our authority, which the Lord gave us for edification, and not for your destruction[10:8], I shall not be put to shame;
2 Corinthians 13:10For this cause I write these things being absent, that when present I may not use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord gave me for edification, and not for destruction.
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 →