2 Corinthians 13:2
I gave a warning when I was present the second time, and now I am giving this written warning while absent: If I come again I will not spare those who sinned previously or any of the others,
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1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of those who have become puffed up, but their power.
2 Corinthians 1:23I call upon God as a witness against me, that the reason I did not return to Corinth was to spare you.
2 Corinthians 10:8For even if I boast somewhat further about our authority, which the Lord has given us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
2 Corinthians 13:10The reason I am writing these things to you while I am absent is so that, when I am present, I will not need to be harsh in my use of authority, which the Lord has given 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 →