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Prove Yourselves, That Christ Is In You!

Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith! Prove[a] yourselves! Or do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?— unless indeed you are disapproved[b]. But I hope that you will come-to-know that we are not disapproved.

We Are Praying For You

And we are praying to God that you may not do anything bad[c]— not in order that we may appear approved[d], but in order that you may be doing the good, and we may be as[e] disapproved.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 13:5 Or, Examine. Related to ‘proof’ in v 3.
  2. 2 Corinthians 13:5 Or, failing-the-test. Related to ‘Prove’.
  3. 2 Corinthians 13:7 Or, wrong, harmful, evil. That is, such things as named in 12:20-21.
  4. 2 Corinthians 13:7 That is, because you submitted to and obeyed us.
  5. 2 Corinthians 13:7 That is, appear disapproved (to some) because your right response eliminated any need for us to prove ourselves by displaying our disciplinary power.

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