2 Corinthians 13:7
But we pray unto God, that ye may do nothing base,—not that, we, may appear, accepted, but that, ye, the honourable thing, may be doing, even though, we, should be, as it were, rejected;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
6I hope, however, that ye shall come to know, that, we, fail not in the testing!
8For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth;
Cross References
Matthew 6:13And bring us not into temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.
Romans 12:17Unto no one, evil for evil rendering: providing honourable things before all men:
Romans 16:10Salute Apelles, the approved in Christ. Salute them of [the household of] Aristobulus.
1 Corinthians 11:19For there must needs be, even parties among you, that, the approved, [themselves] may become manifest among you.
2 Corinthians 6:8through glory and dishonour, through bad report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true,
2 Corinthians 10:10Because, The letters, it is true (saith one), are weighty and strong, but, the presence of the body, is weak, and, the discourse, 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 →