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2 Corinthians 13 - Easy-To-Read Version (ERV)

September 28
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King James and other versions... [http://bibleabc.net/bible/kjv/2cor13-1.htm]
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Final Warnings and Greetings

13 1I will come to you again. This will be the third time. And remember, "For every
complaint there must be two or three people to say that they know it is true."*
2When I was with you the second time, I gave a warning to those people who had sinned.
Now I am away from you, and I give a warning to all the other people [who have sinned]:
When I come to you again, I will punish you [for your sin]. 3You want proof that
Christ is speaking through me. [My proof is that] Christ is not weak in [punishing]
you. But Christ is powerful among you. 4It is true that Christ was weak when he
was killed on the cross. But he lives now by God's power. And it is true that we
are weak in Christ. But for you we will be alive in Christ by God's power.

5Look closely at yourselves. Test yourselves to see if you are [living] in the faith.
You know that Christ Jesus is in you. But if you fail the test (are not living in
the faith), then Christ is not living in you. 6But I hope you will see that we have
not failed the test. 7We pray to God that you will not do anything wrong. It is
not important that people see that we have passed the test. But it is important
that you do what is right, even if [people think] that we have failed the test.
8We cannot do things that are against the truth. We can only do things that are
for the truth. 9We are happy to be weak, if you are strong. And we pray that you
will grow stronger and stronger. 10I'm writing these things while I'm not with
you. I'm writing so that when I come I will not have to use my power to punish you.
The Lord gave me that power to make you stronger, not to destroy you.

11Now, brothers [and sisters], I say good-bye. Try to be perfect. Do the things
I have asked you to do. Agree in your minds with each other, and live in peace.
Then the God of love and peace will be with you. 12Give each other a holy kiss when
you greet each other. 13All God's holy people say hello to you. 14The grace (kindness)
of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship (sharing) of the Holy
Spirit* be with you all.
Footnotes: "For every complaint ... true" Quote from Deut. 19:15. Spirit, Holy Spirit
Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. Joined with
God and Christ, He does God's work among people in the world.
"Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: EASY-TO-READ VERSION © 2001 by World Bible Translation
Center, Inc. and used by permission."
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