Bible Book - INDEX

MODERN LITERAL VERSION - 2026 Update

13:1       This will be the third-time I am coming to you^°. (Upon the mouth of two and three witnesses every declaration will be established.) {Deu 19:15}

13:2 I have spoken to you^° beforehand and I do say again like beforehand, being present^* the second-time and so being absent now, I am writing to warn the ones who have sinned before and to all the rest, that if I come to the rest again, I will not be sparing them,

13:3 since you^° are seeking proof of the Christ speaking in me; who is not weak toward you^°, but is mighty in you^°.

13:4 For^* even if he was crucified out-of weakness, but yet he is living out-of the power of God. For^* we are also weak in him, but yet we will be living together-with him out-of the power of God toward you^°.

13:5 Test^° yourselves, if you^° are in the faith! Test^° yourselves. Or do you^° not fully-know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you^°, unless you^° are unapproved?

13:6 But I hope that you^° will know that we are not unapproved.

13:7 Now I pray to God that you^° do^* nothing evil; not in-order-that we may appear approved, but in-order-that you^° may do^* the good things, but even if we may be as unapproved.

13:8 For^* we are not able to do anything against the truth, but only on behalf of the truth.

13:9 For^* we rejoice, whenever we are weak, but you^° may be mighty. But we are also praying for this: your^° completion {Or: mending} .

13:10 I am writing these things because of this, while being absent, in-order-that I may not need to treat you^° sharply when being present^*, according-to the authority which the Lord gave me ^*for building up and not ^*for demolition.      

13:11 Furthermore brethren: rejoice^°; be^° mended; be^° comforted; be^° mindful of the same thing; be^° at peace; and the God of love^* and peace will be with you^°.

13:12 Greet^° one another with^* a holy kiss.

13:13 All the holy-ones are greeting you^°.

13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love^* of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit is with all of you^°.      Amen.       {NOTES: Please read the Preface and other non-bible sections. * is our universal footnoting for words contained in the ‘Definitions’ section. These words are NOT the same Greek word as the non-asterisk form; i.e., *FOR is different from FOR* is different from FOR. ^° (degree sign) denotes plural forms.}