2 Corinthians 13:5-10

New International Version

⁵Examine yourselves^(A) to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves.^(B) Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you^(C)—unless, of course, you fail the test? ⁶And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test. ⁷Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not so that people will see that we have stood the test but so that you will do what is right even though we may seem to have failed. ⁸For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth. ⁹We are glad whenever we are weak^(D) but you are strong;^(E) and our prayer is that you may be fully restored.^(F) ¹⁰This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh^(G) in my use of authority—the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.^(H)

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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.