{"id":641,"date":"2026-11-13T09:46:24","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T15:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/?p=641"},"modified":"2026-11-13T09:46:24","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T15:46:24","slug":"2-corinthians-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/?p=641","title":{"rendered":"2 Corinthians 13"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

April 22, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 Corinthians 13<\/strong> ESV<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the third time I am coming to you. Every charge must be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses.<\/strong>  <\/strong>I warned those who sinned before and all the others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did when present on my second visit, that if I come again I will not spare them\u2014<\/strong>  <\/strong>since you seek proof that Christ is speaking in me. He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you.<\/strong>  <\/strong>For he was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but in dealing with you we will live with him by the power of God.<\/strong>  <\/strong>Examine yourselves<\/strong>, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?\u2014unless indeed you fail to meet the test!<\/strong>  <\/strong>I hope you will find out that we have not failed the test.<\/strong>  <\/strong>But we pray to God that you may not do wrong\u2014not that we may appear to have met the test, but that you may do what is right, though we may seem to have failed.<\/strong>  <\/strong>For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.<\/strong>  <\/strong>For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. Your restoration is what we pray for.<\/strong>  <\/strong>For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come I may not have to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.<\/strong>  <\/strong>Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.<\/strong>  <\/strong>Greet one another with a holy kiss.<\/strong>  <\/strong>All the saints greet you.<\/strong>  <\/strong>The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1)  What did Paul hope to prove by his third visit?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2)  After having read 1st<\/sup> and 2nd<\/sup> Corinthians, what do you think Paul means with his various admonitions in verse 11?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul had been treated roughly and unjustly by the Corinthian brethren.  He does not have the outward marks of authority that are claimed by the \u201csuper-apostles\u201d that are in Corinth.  With this letter Paul hopes the brethren can assess themselves and their leaders.  He wants them to see that apparent weakness is offset by God\u2019s power.  That is the true measure of God\u2019s spirit.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The admonitions in verse 11 can be taken to heart by all of us and not just the brethren in Corinth.  Paul want the brethren to take to heart the rebuke \u2013 rejoice that you have been corrected!  He urges them to move forward and build each other up in the faith.  They should be kind and have each other\u2019s best interests at heart instead of their own. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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