2 Corinthians 13:7
We pray to God that you won't do anything bad—not so we can show we passed the test, but so you can do what is good, even if we appear to be failures.
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6However, I hope that you realize that we have not failed the test.
8We can't do anything against the truth, only for the truth.
Cross References
Matthew 6:13Please don't let us give in to temptation, and save us from the evil one.
Romans 12:17Don't pay back anyone evil for evil. Make sure you show everybody that what you're doing is good,
Romans 16:10My greetings to Apelles, a trustworthy man in Christ. Greetings to Aristobulus's family,
1 Corinthians 11:19Of course such splits among you must happen so those who are genuine can prove themselves by their evidence!
2 Corinthians 6:8We continue whether we are honored or dishonored, whether we are cursed or praised. People call us frauds but we tell the truth.
2 Corinthians 10:10People say, “His letters are tough and severe, but in person he's feeble, and he's a useless speaker.”
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 →