1 Esta será la tercera vez que los visite. Las Escrituras dicen que «en todo asunto debe haber dos o tres testigos». 2 La última vez que estuve allá les advertí a los que andaban en pecado, y ahora les advierto a ellos y a los demás, que en esta ocasión voy dispuesto a castigarlos. 3 Les presentaré las pruebas que desean tener de que Cristo habla a través de mí. Cristo no anda con debilidades al tratarlos a ustedes; al contrario, los trata con vigor. 4 Su débil cuerpo humano murió en la cruz, pero ahora vive por el poder de Dios. Nosotros también, al igual que él lo era, somos débiles; pero ahora, unidos a él, vivimos y tenemos el poder de Dios para tratar con ustedes. 5 Examínense para ver si siguen teniendo fe en el Señor. ¡Pónganse a prueba a ver si la pasan! ¿Se echa de ver que Cristo está en ustedes? 6 Espero que sepan que nosotros ya hemos pasado el examen. 7 Oramos que lleven vidas puras, no para que quede demostrado que tuve éxito, sino para que vivan como se debe vivir, aunque parezca que nosotros hemos fracasado; 8 pues sólo podemos hacer lo que está a favor de la verdad y no lo que está en contra de ella. 9 Por eso nos alegramos cuando nosotros somos débiles, con tal de que ustedes sean fuertes. Nuestra oración es que Dios los restaure en todo. 10 Les he escrito esta carta con la esperanza de que cuando los visite no tenga que ser duro y usar mi autoridad. Quiero emplear la autoridad que me confirió el Señor para ayudarlos a madurar y no para destruirlos. 11 Concluyo con estas palabras: Estén contentos, busquen su restauración, consuélense, vivan en paz y armonía, y el Dios de amor y paz estará con ustedes. 12 Salúdense unos a otros con un beso santo. 13 Todos los hermanos les mandan saludos. 14 Que la gracia del Señor Jesucristo, el amor de Dios y la comunión del Espíritu Santo estén con todos ustedes.
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Cross references (14)
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- 1 Matthew 18:16; Deuteronomy 19:15; Deuteronomy 17:6; John 8:17–18; Numbers 35:30
- 2 2 Corinthians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 10:8–11; 2 Corinthians 10:1–2; 2 Corinthians 12:20–21; 1 Corinthians 5:5
- 3 Matthew 10:20; 2 Corinthians 12:12; Luke 21:15; 2 Corinthians 10:8–10; 1 Corinthians 9:1–3
- 4 1 Peter 3:18; Romans 6:4; 2 Corinthians 10:3–4; Romans 6:8–11; 2 Timothy 2:11–12
- 5 Lamentations 3:40; 1 Corinthians 11:28; Psalm 139:23–24; 1 Corinthians 9:27; Revelation 2:5
- 6 2 Corinthians 12:20; 2 Corinthians 13:3–4; 2 Corinthians 13:10
- 7 James 1:12; 2 Timothy 2:15; 1 Timothy 2:2; 2 Timothy 4:18; Philippians 4:8
- 8 Proverbs 21:30; Mark 9:39; Acts 4:28–30; Hebrews 2:3–4; Numbers 16:28–35
- 9 2 Corinthians 13:11; 1 Corinthians 4:10; 1 Thessalonians 3:10; 1 Peter 5:10; 2 Corinthians 12:5–10
- 10 2 Corinthians 10:8; 2 Corinthians 2:3; Titus 1:13; 1 Corinthians 4:21; 2 Corinthians 10:2
- 11 Hebrews 12:14; Romans 12:16; 1 Corinthians 1:10; Romans 15:33; Romans 12:18
- 12 Romans 16:16; 1 Peter 5:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:26; 1 Corinthians 16:20
- 13 Philippians 4:21–22; Philemon 23–24; Romans 16:16; 2 John 13; 3 John 14
- 14 Ephesians 2:22; Romans 5:5; 1 Corinthians 16:23; Romans 16:20; Jude 21
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
The wisdom of Paul and his much tender affection, one may observe in many other circumstances, but especially in this, his being so abundant and vehement in his admonitions, but so tardy and procrastinating in his punishments.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 12 (1889)
… say, from the race of Israel, He has assumed flesh and blood that He might suffer; "and he was drunken," that is, He suffered; "and was naked," that is, His weakness appeared in His suffering, as the apostle says, "though He was crucified through weakness." Wherefore the same apostle says, "The weakness of God is stronger than men; and the …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Paul says to his hearers, Or seek ye a proof of Christ that speaketh in me?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
So Paul speaks in Christ, saying "In the sight of God we speak in Christ," and Christ in Paul, as he himself says "Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me." So also in the Spirit he speaketh mysteries, and again the Spirit speaks in him.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)
For He did not speak in contradiction to His Apostle, seeing that He Himself spoke "in" him also, as he says, "Would ye receive a proof of Christ, who speaketh in me?" Christ in the Gospel, Christ in the Apostle: Christ therefore spake both; one by His own Mouth, the other by the mouth of His herald.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)