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13 (A)Трети път вече ида при вас: „от устата на двама или трима свидетели ще се потвърди всяка дума“.

(B)Напред казах и казвам, като да съм при вас втори път, и сега, като отсъствувам, пиша на съгрешилите отнапред и на всички други, че, кога дойда пак, няма да щадя;

вие търсите доказателства за Христа, Който говори в мене: Той не е безсилен спрямо вас, но е силен във вас.

(C)Защото, ако и да бе разпнат по немощ, ала е жив чрез силата Божия; и ние също, ако и да сме немощни в Него, ще бъдем живи с Него чрез сила Божия спрямо вас.

(D)Изследвайте сами себе си, дали сте във вярата; сами себе си опитвайте. Или не се съзнавате, че Иисус Христос е във вас? Не съзнавате, само ако сте недостойни.

А за нас, надявам се, ще узнаете, че ние не сме недостойни.

Молим Бога да не вършите никакво зло, не за да се покажем ние достойни, но за да вършите вие добро, та ние да бъдем като недостойни.

Защото ние сме силни не против истината, а за истината.

Радваме се, кога сме ние слаби, а вие силни; тъкмо за това се и молим – за ваше съвършенство.

10 (E)Пиша тия неща, като не съм при вас, та, кога дойда при вас, да не употребя строгост според властта, що ми е дадена от Господа за съзидване, а не за разстройване.

11 (F)И тъй, братя, радвайте се, съвършенствувайте се, утешавайте се, бъдете единомислени, живейте в мир, – и Бог на любовта и на мира ще бъде с вас.

12 (G)Поздравете се един други със свето целуване. Поздравяват ви всички светии.

13 Благодатта на Господа нашего Иисуса Христа, и любовта на Бога и Отца, и общуването на Светаго Духа да бъдат с всички вас. Амин.

Coming with Authority

13 This will be (A)the third time I am coming to you. (B)“By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established.” (C)I have told you before, and foretell as if I were present the second time, and now being absent [a]I write to those (D)who have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again (E)I will not spare— since you seek a proof of Christ (F)speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but mighty (G)in you. (H)For though He was crucified in weakness, yet (I)He lives by the power of God. For (J)we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you.

Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, (K)that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you [b]are (L)disqualified. But I trust that you will know that we are not disqualified.

Paul Prefers Gentleness

Now [c]I pray to God that you do no evil, not that we should appear approved, but that you should do what is honorable, though (M)we may seem disqualified. For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. For we are glad (N)when we are weak and you are strong. And this also we pray, (O)that you may be made complete. 10 (P)Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the (Q)authority which the Lord has given me for edification and not for destruction.

Greetings and Benediction

11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. (R)Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love (S)and peace will be with you.

12 (T)Greet one another with a holy kiss.

13 All the saints greet you.

14 (U)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and (V)the [d]communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 13:2 NU omits I write
  2. 2 Corinthians 13:5 do not stand the test
  3. 2 Corinthians 13:7 NU we
  4. 2 Corinthians 13:14 fellowship

Final Warnings

13 (A)This is the third time I am coming to you. Every charge must be established (B)by the evidence of two or three witnesses. (C)I warned (D)those who sinned before and all the others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did when present on my second visit, that (E)if I come again I will not spare them— since you seek proof that Christ (F)is speaking in me. He is not weak in dealing with you, but (G)is powerful among you. For (H)he was crucified in weakness, but (I)lives by the power of God. For (J)we also are weak in him, but in dealing with you (K)we will live with him by the power of God.

Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. (L)Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that (M)Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test! I hope you will find out that we have not failed the test. But we pray to God that you may not do wrong—not that we may appear to have met the test, but that you may do what is right, though we may seem to have failed. For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth. For we are glad when (N)we are weak and you are strong. Your (O)restoration is what we pray for. 10 For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come (P)I may not have to be (Q)severe in my use of (R)the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.

Final Greetings

11 Finally, brothers,[a] rejoice. (S)Aim for restoration, comfort one another,[b] (T)agree with one another, (U)live in peace; and the God of love and (V)peace will be with you. 12 (W)Greet one another with a holy kiss. 13 (X)All the saints greet you.

14 (Y)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and (Z)the love of God and (AA)the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 13:11 Or brothers and sisters
  2. 2 Corinthians 13:11 Or listen to my appeal