2 Corinthians · Chapter 13

[ edit] Lo! þis þridde tyme I come to ȝou, and in þe mouþ of tweyne or þre witneſſis euery word ſchal ſtonde. I ſeide bifore, and ſeye bifore, as preſent twyes, and now abſent, to hem þat bifore han ſynned, and to alle oþere; for if I ſchal come eftſoone, I ſchal not ſpare. Wher ȝe ſeken aſayinge of him þat ſpekiþ in me, Criſt, þe which is not ſyk in ȝou, but is myȝty in vs? Forwhi þouȝ he was crucified of infirmyte, but he lyueþ of þe vertu of God. Forwhi and we ben ſyke in hym, but we ſchulen lyue wiþ him of þe vertu of God in vs. Aſaye ȝou ſilf, if ȝe ben in þe feiþ; ȝe ȝou ſilf proue. Wher ȝe knowen not ȝou ſilf, for Criſt Jheſu is in ȝou? no but ȝe ben repreuable.

Forſoþ I hope, þat ȝe knowen for we ben not repreuable. Soþely we preien þe Lord, þat ȝe don no þing of yuel; not þat we ſeme prouyd, but þat ȝe do þat þat is good, forſoþ þat we be repreuable. Forſoþe we mowen no þing aȝens treuþe, but for treuþe. Forſoþ we ioyen, for we ben ſyke, forſoþ ȝe ben myȝty; and we preien þis þing, ȝoure endinge. Soþli þerfore I abſent write þis þing, þat I preſent do not hardere, vp þe power, þe which þe Lord ȝaf to me into edificacioun, and not into diſtruccioun. Briþeren, hennis forward ioye ȝe, be ȝe perfyt, and teche ȝe; vndirſtonde ȝe þe ſame þing; haue ȝe pees, and God of pees and loue ſchal be wiþ ȝou. Greete ȝe wel to gidere in hooly coſſ.

Alle hooly men greeten ȝou wel. Þe grace of oure Lord Jheſu Criſt, and þe charite of God, and þe comunynge of þe Hooly Goſt, be wiþ ȝou alle. Amen. Heere endiþ þe ſecounde piſtle to Corynþys, and heere bigynneþ epiſtle to Galaþies.