2 Corinthians 13:2

I warned those who committed averos before and all the rest, and, now absent, I warn them again, as I did when I made pakad (visit) the pa'am hashenit, that if I come again, I will not spare, I will not be lenient,

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 pa'am hashlishit I am coming to you; + 13:1 2C 12:14 by the PI SHNAYIM SHLOSHAH EDIM + 13:1 Dt 19:15 (by the mouth of two or three witnesses), every dvar shall be established.

3Als (since) you seek to test if Moshiach is speaking in me. Moshiach is not weak toward you, but is GIBBOR in you. + 13:3 Isa 9:5

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come shortly to you, im yirtzeh Hashem (if the L-rd wills), and I will find out not the speech of the ones having been puffed up but the ko'ach (power).

2 Corinthians 1:23Now, I call upon Hashem as eidus (witness) against my nefesh, my neshamah (soul), that it was to spare you that I did not come again to Corinth. + 1:23 Ro 1:9; 2C 11:31; Pp 1:8; 1Th 2:5,10

2 Corinthians 10:8Now even if I should glory a little too much + 10:8 2C 12:6 in our samchut (authority) + 10:8 2C 13:10 [as Shlichim of Moshiach] which Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will make good my claim. + 10:8 Jer 1:10

2 Corinthians 13:10Therefore, while I am absent I write this iggeret so that when I am present I may not treat you with severity, according to the samchut (authority) which Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu gave me for your chozek (strength) and not for your churban. + 13:10 2C 2:3; 10:8,11

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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