2 Corinthians 13:7
Now I pray to God that you do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honourable, though we may seem to have failed.
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In Context
6But I hope that you will know that we aren’t disqualified.
8For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Cross References
Matthew 6:13Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’
Romans 12:17Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honourable in the sight of all men.
Romans 16:10Greet Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus.
1 Corinthians 11:19For there also must be factions amongst you, that those who are approved may be revealed amongst you.
2 Corinthians 6:8by glory and dishonour, by evil report and good report, as deceivers and yet true,
2 Corinthians 10:10For, “His letters”, they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised.”
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 →