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2 Corinthians 13 ERV · ERV Bible Reading

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  SPEAKER_00: 2 Corinthians 13.
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  SPEAKER_00: Final warnings and greetings.
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  SPEAKER_00: This will be my third time to visit you.
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  SPEAKER_00: And remember, for every complaint, there must be two or three people to say that they know it is true.
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  SPEAKER_00: When I was with you the second time, I gave a warning to those who had sinned.
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  SPEAKER_00: I am not there now, but I'm giving another warning to them and to anyone else who has sinned.
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  SPEAKER_00: When I come to you again, I will punish you.
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  SPEAKER_00: You want proof that Christ is speaking through me?
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  SPEAKER_00: My proof is that he is not weak in dealing with you, but is showing his power among you.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is true that Christ was weak when he was killed on the cross, but he lives now by God's power.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is also true that we share his weakness, but in dealing with you we will be alive in him by God's power.
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  SPEAKER_00: Look closely at yourselves.
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  SPEAKER_00: Test yourselves to see if you are living in faith.
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  SPEAKER_00: Don't you realize that Christ Jesus is in you?
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  SPEAKER_00: Of course, if you fail the test, he is not in you, but I hope you will see that we have not failed the test.
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  SPEAKER_00: We pray to God that you will not do anything wrong.
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  SPEAKER_00: Our concern here is not for people to see that we have passed the test in our work with you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Our main concern is that you do what is right.
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  SPEAKER_00: Even if it looks as if we have failed the test, we cannot do anything that is against the truth, but only what promotes the truth.
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  SPEAKER_00: We are happy to be weak if you are strong, and this is what we pray that your lives will be made completely right again.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm writing this before I come so that when I am there, I will not have to use my authority to punish you.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Lord gave me that authority to make you stronger, not to destroy.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, brothers and sisters, be filled with joy.
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  SPEAKER_00: Try to make everything right and do what I have asked you to do.
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  SPEAKER_00: Agree with each other and live in peace.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then the God of love and peace will be with you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Give each other the special greeting of God's people.
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  SPEAKER_00: All of you are God's holy people, and they're here to send you their greetings.
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  SPEAKER_00: I pray that you will enjoy the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.