2 Corinthians 13:7
Now I pray to God that you do no wrong; not that we should appear approved, but that you should do that which is right, even if we appear to be failures.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
6But I trust that you shall know that we have not failed the test.
8For we can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth.
Cross References
Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Romans 12:17Do not repay any man evil for evil, but take thought of those things that are right in the sight of all men.
Romans 16:10Greet Apelles, tested and approved in Christ. Greet those who are of Aristobulus' household.
1 Corinthians 11:19For there must be factions among you, so that those who are approved may be made evident among you.
2 Corinthians 6:8In honour and dishonour, in evil report and good report: regarded as deceivers, and yet true;
2 Corinthians 10:10For his letters, they say, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
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 →