2 Corinthians 13:5-10

New American Standard Bible

⁵^(A)Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; ^(B)examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you ^[a]^(C)fail the test? ⁶But I expect that you will realize that we ourselves ^[b]do not fail the test. ⁷Now we pray to God that you do nothing wrong; not so that we ourselves may appear approved, but that you may do what is right, though we may ^[c]appear unapproved. ⁸For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth. ⁹For we rejoice when we ourselves are ^(D)weak, but you are strong; this we also pray for, ^[d]that you ^(E)become mature. ¹⁰For this reason I am writing these things while absent, so that when present ^(F)I need not use ^(G)severity, in accordance with the ^(H)authority which the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.

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Footnotes

2 Corinthians 13:5 Lit are unapproved
2 Corinthians 13:6 Lit are not unapproved
2 Corinthians 13:7 Lit be as
2 Corinthians 13:9 Lit your maturation

2 Corinthians 13:5-10

New King James Version

⁵Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, ^(A)that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you ^[a]are ^(B)disqualified. ⁶But I trust that you will know that we are not disqualified.

Paul Prefers Gentleness

⁷Now ^[b]I pray to God that you do no evil, not that we should appear approved, but that you should do what is honorable, though ^(C)we may seem disqualified. ⁸For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. ⁹For we are glad ^(D)when we are weak and you are strong. And this also we pray, ^(E)that you may be made complete. ¹⁰^(F)Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the ^(G)authority which the Lord has given me for edification and not for destruction.