2 Corinthians 13:2

I have before said to you, and again I say to you beforehand, (as also I said to you a second time, while I was with you; and now also, while absent, I write to those who have sinned and to the others,) that if I come again, I will not spare:

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 that I have prepare to come to you; that, by the mouth of two or three witnesses, every word may be established.

3because ye demand proof, that it is the Messiah that speaketh by me, who hath not been powerless among you, but powerful among you.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come to you speedily, if God be willing: and I will know, not the speech of them who exalt themselves, but their power:

2 Corinthians 1:23Moreover, I call God for a witness on my soul, that it was in order to spare you, that I came not to Corinth.

2 Corinthians 10:8For if I should glory somewhat more, in the authority which our Lord hath given me, I should not be ashamed; for he gave it to us for your edification, and not for your destruction.

2 Corinthians 13:10Therefore, while absent, I write these things; lest when I come, I should act with rigor, according to the authority which my Lord hath given me for your edification, and not for your destruction.

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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