2 Corinthians 13:2
I have previously said, and I say beforehand, as being present the second time, and now being absent I write to those who have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare you,
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In Context
3since you are seeking proof of Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but strong in you.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come to you quickly, if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are arrogant, but the power.
2 Corinthians 1:23Moreover I call upon God as a witness against my soul, that in order to spare you, I came no more to Corinth.
2 Corinthians 10:8For even if I should boast somewhat more concerning our authority, which the Lord gave us for edification and not for your destruction, I will not be ashamed,
2 Corinthians 13:10Because of this I write these things being absent, in order that when I am present I may not deal sharply with you, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for edification and not for destruction. 1 Final Greetings
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 →