2 Corinthians 13:8

For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.

In Context

7But 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;

9For we rejoice—whensoever, we, are weak, and, ye, are, strong. This, also we pray for—your restoration:—

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Cross References

1 Kings 22:28Then said Micaiah, If thou, return, in peace, Yahweh hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hear, ye peoples, all of you!

2 Kings 2:23And he went up from thence, to Bethel,—and, as he was going up on the way, some lads, came forth, out of the city, and made mockery of him, and said to him, Go up, bald head! Go up, bald head!

Proverbs 26:2As a sparrow in wandering, as a swallow in flying, so, a causeless curse, shall not alight.

Mark 16:17Signs, moreover, shall follow, them who have believed,—these:—In my name, shall they cast, demons, out, with tongues, shall they speak,— [and, in their hands,] they shall take up, serpents;

Acts 4:28To do whatsoever, thy hand and thy counsel, marked out beforehand to come to pass.

Acts 13:3Then, fasting and praying, and laying their hands upon them, they sent them away.

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 13:8-11

The Apostle Asserts His Claims. ( a. d. 57.) 7 Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates. 8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. 9 For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection. 10 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and… Read the whole commentary →

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