2 Corinthians 13:2

I said before, and I again tell you beforehand, as if I were present the second time; and being absent I now write to those who have sinned heretofore, and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare:

1770 John Worsley NT

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, I say, is the third time I am coming to you: and at the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

3since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but is powerful among you.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come to you soon, if the Lord please, and will know, not the speech of them that are puffed up, but the power:

2 Corinthians 1:23But I call God to witness on my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet to Corinth:

2 Corinthians 10:8For though I should boast yet more of our authority, (which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction) I should not be ashamed:

2 Corinthians 13:10Therefore I write these things while absent, that when present I may not use severity, according to the power which the Lord hath given me for edification, and not for 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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