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2 Corinthians 13:2 KJV
2 Corinthians · chapter 13 · verse 2
I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:2 Corinthians 13:2 · King James Version
2 Corinthians 13:2 in context
1This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
2I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:
3Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.
4For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.
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Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- presentpareimito be by, be at hand, to have arrived, to be present, to be ready, in store, at commandG3918 →
- beforeproereōto say before, to say in what precedes, to say above, to say beforeG4280 →
- seconddeuterosthe second, the other of twoG1208 →
- absentapeimito go away, departG548 →
- writegraphōto write, with reference to the form of the letters, to delineate letters on a tablet…G1125 →
- sparepheidomaito spare, to abstainG5339 →
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In these verses observe, I. The apostle threatens to be severe against obstinate sinners when he should come to Corinth, having now sent to them a first and second epistle, with proper admonitions and exhortations, in order to reform what was amiss among them. Concerning this we may notice, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6