2 Corinthians 13:2

As I already said while with you the second time, I now repeat in writing while absent, to those who sinned before and to all the rest: If I come again I will not spare,

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In The King James Version

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:

In Context

1This is the third time I am coming to you. “At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.”

3since you want proof that Christ is speaking through me—He who is not weak toward you but powerful among you

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who have been puffed up, but the power.

2 Corinthians 1:23For my part, I call on God as witness, upon my soul, that it was to spare you that I have not yet returned to Corinth.

2 Corinthians 10:8Now even if I boast a little to excess about our authority (which the Lord gave us for building up, not to tear you down), I will not act ashamed,

2 Corinthians 13:10This is why I write these things while absent, so that when present I may not have to deal harshly, according to the authority that the Lord gave me, for building up and not for tearing down.

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 →

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