20 For I am afraid that when I come(A) I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be.(B) I fear that there may be discord,(C) jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition,(D) slander,(E) gossip,(F) arrogance(G) and disorder.(H) 21 I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved(I) over many who have sinned earlier(J) and have not repented of the impurity, sexual sin and debauchery(K) in which they have indulged.

Final Warnings

13 This will be my third visit to you.(L) “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”[a](M) I already gave you a warning when I was with you the second time. I now repeat it while absent:(N) On my return I will not spare(O) those who sinned earlier(P) or any of the others,

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 13:1 Deut. 19:15

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