1 Esta es la tercera vez que los visito. Será decidido todo asunto por boca de dos y tres testigos. 2 Dije y ahora digo con anticipación por segunda vez, como si estuviera presente, aunque ahora estoy ausente, a los que pecaron y a todos los demás: Si los visito otra vez, no me refrenaré, 3 puesto que buscan una prueba de que Cristo habla conmigo, Quien no es débil hacia ustedes, sino poderoso en ustedes. 4 Porque también fue crucificado en debilidad, pero vive por [el ]poder de Dios. Porque nosotros también somos débiles en Él, pero viviremos con Él por [el] poder de Dios hacia nosotros. 5 Examínense ustedes mismos si están en la fe. Pruébense ustedes mismos. ¿O no reconocen ustedes mismos, que Jesucristo está en ustedes? ¡A menos que estén descalificados! 6 Pero confío que reconozcan que nosotros no estamos descalificados. 7 Nos presentamos a Dios para que ustedes no hagan algo malo, no para que nosotros seamos aprobados, sino para que ustedes hagan lo bueno, aunque nosotros seamos como descalificados. 8 Porque nada nos atrevemos contra la verdad, sino a favor de la verdad. 9 Pues nos gozamos cuando seamos débiles y ustedes sean fuertes. Aun pedimos esto [a Dios]: la perfección de ustedes. 10 Por tanto escribo estas cosas al estar ausente, para no actuar severamente cuando me presente, según la autoridad que [el] Señor me dio para edificación y no para destrucción. 11 Por lo demás, hermanos, tengan gozo, restáurense, exhórtense, tengan un mismo sentir, vivan en paz. El Dios de amor y de paz estará con ustedes. 12 Salúdense unos a otros con un beso santo. Los saludan todos los santos. 13 La gracia del Señor Jesucristo, el amor de Dios y la comunión del Santo Espíritu sean con todos ustedes.
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Cross references (13)
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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
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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)