Book of Common Prayer

When I Come I Will Not Spare Those Seeking Proof of Christ Speaking In Me

13 This is the third time I am coming^[a] to you. Every word shall be established based-on the mouth of two and three witnesses. ² I have said-before and I am saying-beforehand, as being-present^[b] the second time and being-absent now, to the ones having previously-sinned and to all the rest— that if I come again I will not spare you, ³ since you are seeking a proof of Christ speaking in me, Who is not weak toward you, but is strong in you. ⁴ For indeed He was crucified because-of weakness^[c], but He lives because-of the power of God. For indeed we are weak in Him, but we will live with Him because of the power of God toward you.

Prove Yourselves, That Christ Is In You!

⁵ Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith! Prove^[d] yourselves! Or do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?— unless indeed you are disapproved^[e]. ⁶ But I hope that you will come-to-know that we are not disapproved.

We Are Praying For You

⁷ And we are praying to God that you may not do anything bad^[f]— not in order that we may appear approved^[g], but in order that you may be doing the good, and we may be as^[h] disapproved. ⁸ For we cannot do anything against the truth, but [only] for the truth. ⁹ For we are rejoicing whenever we are weak but you are strong. This also we are praying— your restoration^[i].

I Am Writing So I Don’t Have To Act Severely When I Come

¹⁰ For this reason I am writing these things while absent— in order that while being-present, I may not act severely^[j] according-to^[k] the authority which the Lord gave me for building-up and not for tearing-down.

¹¹ Finally, brothers, be rejoicing^[l], be restored^[m], be exhorted^[n], be thinking the same thing, be living-in-peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

On The Way, a Woman Touches His Garment And Is Healed Because of Her Faith

²⁵ And a woman^[a]— being in a flow of blood for twelve years, ²⁶ and having suffered many things by many physicians, and having spent everything of hers^[b] and not having been benefitted at all, but rather having come to the worse, ²⁷ having heard about Jesus, having come in the crowd from behind— touched His garment. ²⁸ For she was saying that “If I touch even His garments, I will be restored”. ²⁹ And immediately the fountain^[c] of her blood was dried-up, and she knew in her body that she had been healed from the scourge. ³⁰ And immediately Jesus— having known in Himself the power^[d] having gone forth from Him, having turned around in the crowd— was saying “Who touched My garments?” ³¹ And His disciples were saying to Him, “You see the crowd pressing-upon You and You say ‘Who touched Me?’” ³² And He was looking around to see the one having done this. ³³ And the woman— having become afraid, and while trembling, knowing what had happened to her— came and fell-before Him and told Him the whole truth. ³⁴ And the One said to her, “Daughter, your faith has restored you. Go in peace and be^[e] healthy from your scourge”.