2 Corinthians 13:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

I said before, and still say it before I come, as being present for the second time, though I am still away from you, to those who have done wrong before, and to all the others, that if I come again I will not have pity;

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Cor 1:23 : 23 But God is my witness that it was in pity for you that I did not come to Corinth at that time.
  • 2 Cor 10:1-2 : 1 Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you: 2 Yes, I make my request to you, so that when I am with you I may not have to make use of the authority which may be needed against some to whom we seem to be walking after the flesh.
  • 2 Cor 10:8-9 : 8 For though I might take pride in our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for your destruction), it will not be a cause of shame to me: 9 That I may not seem to have the desire of causing you fear by my letters. 10 For his letters, they say, have weight and are strong; but in body he is feeble, and his way of talking has little force. 11 Let those who say this keep in mind that, what we are in word by letters when we are away, so will we be in act when we are present.
  • 2 Cor 12:20-21 : 20 For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority; 21 And that when I come again, my God may put me to shame among you, and I may have grief for those who have done wrong before and have had no regret for their unclean ways, and for the evil desires of the flesh to which they have given way.
  • 2 Cor 13:10 : 10 For this cause I am writing these things while I am away, so that there may be need for me, when I am present, to make use of sharp measures, by the authority which the Lord has given me for building up and not for destruction.
  • 1 Cor 4:19-21 : 19 But I will come to you in a short time, if it is pleasing to the Lord, and I will take note, not of the word of those who are full of pride, but of the power. 20 For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power. 21 What is your desire? is my coming to be with punishment, or is it to be in love and a gentle spirit?
  • 1 Cor 5:5 : 5 That this man is to be handed over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may have forgiveness in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Cor 13:1
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    1 This is the third time that I am coming to you. From the mouth of two or three witnesses will every word be made certain.

  • 2 Cor 12:20-21
    2 verses
    77%

    20 For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;

    21 And that when I come again, my God may put me to shame among you, and I may have grief for those who have done wrong before and have had no regret for their unclean ways, and for the evil desires of the flesh to which they have given way.

  • 2 Cor 13:10
    77%

    10 For this cause I am writing these things while I am away, so that there may be need for me, when I am present, to make use of sharp measures, by the authority which the Lord has given me for building up and not for destruction.

  • 1 Cor 5:3
    74%

    3 For I myself, being present in spirit though not in body, have come to a decision about him who has done this thing;

  • 2 Cor 1:23
    72%

    23 But God is my witness that it was in pity for you that I did not come to Corinth at that time.

  • 2 Cor 2:1-6
    6 verses
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    1 But it was my decision for myself, not to come again to you with sorrow.

    2 For if I give you sorrow, who then will make me glad, but he who is made sad by me?

    3 And I said this very thing in my letter, for fear that when I came I might have sorrow from those from whom it was right for me to have joy; being certain of this, that my joy is the joy of you all.

    4 For out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you.

    5 But if anyone has been a cause of sorrow, he has been so, not to me only, but in some measure to all of you (I say this that I may not be over-hard on you).

    6 Let it be enough for such a man to have undergone the punishment which the church put on him;

  • 2 Cor 12:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13 For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.

    14 This is now the third time that I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a trouble to you: my desire is for you, not for your property: for it is not the children's business to make store for their fathers, but the fathers for the children.

  • 2 Cor 1:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15 And being certain of this, it was my purpose to come to you before, so that you might have a second grace;

    16 And by way of Corinth to go into Macedonia, and from there to come back again to you, so that you might send me on my way to Judaea.

  • 2 Cor 2:9-10
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    9 And for the same reason I sent you a letter so that I might be certain of your desire to do my orders in all things.

    10 But if you give forgiveness to anyone, I do the same: for if I have given forgiveness for anything, I have done it because of you, in the person of Christ;

  • 2 Thess 2:5
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    5 Have you no memory of what I said when I was with you, giving you word of these things?

  • 1 Cor 4:14
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    14 I am not saying these things to put you to shame, but so that, as my dear children, you may see what is right.

  • 1 Tim 3:14
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    14 I am writing these things to you, though I am hoping to come to you before long;

  • 2 John 1:12
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    12 Having much to say to you, it is not my purpose to put it all down with paper and ink: but I am hoping to come to you, and to have talk with you face to face, so that your joy may be full.

  • 2 Cor 7:3
    70%

    3 It is not with the purpose of judging you that I say this: for I have said before that you are in our hearts for life and death together.

  • 2 Cor 13:3
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    3 Seeing that you are looking for a sign of Christ giving out his word in me; who is not feeble in relation to you, but is strong in you:

  • 1 Cor 4:18
    70%

    18 Now some are full of pride, as if I was not coming to you.

  • Rom 1:13
    70%

    13 You may be certain, my brothers, that it has frequently been in my mind to come to you (but till now I was kept from it), so that I might have some fruit from you in the same way as I have had it from the other nations.

  • 3 John 1:13
    70%

    13 I had much to say to you, but it is not my purpose to put it all down with ink and pen:

  • 2 Pet 3:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 My loved ones, this is now my second letter to you, and in this as in the first, I am attempting to keep your true minds awake;

    2 So that you may keep in mind the words of the holy prophets in the past, and the law of the Lord and Saviour which was given to you by his Apostles.

  • Heb 13:22
    70%

    22 But, brothers, take kindly the words which I have said for your profit; for I have not sent you a long letter.

  • 2 Cor 9:1
    70%

    1 But there is no need for me to say anything in my letter about the giving to the saints:

  • 2 Cor 10:11
    70%

    11 Let those who say this keep in mind that, what we are in word by letters when we are away, so will we be in act when we are present.

  • 1 Thess 3:4
    70%

    4 And when we were with you, we said to you that trouble was before us; and so it came about, as you see.

  • 1 Cor 16:3
    70%

    3 And when I come, I will send the men of your selection with letters to take the money you have got together to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Cor 9:4
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    4 For fear that, if any from Macedonia come with me, and you are not ready, we (not to say, you) might be put to shame in this thing.

  • Phlm 1:8
    69%

    8 And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

  • 2 Cor 10:2
    69%

    2 Yes, I make my request to you, so that when I am with you I may not have to make use of the authority which may be needed against some to whom we seem to be walking after the flesh.

  • 2 Cor 10:9
    69%

    9 That I may not seem to have the desire of causing you fear by my letters.

  • 1 Cor 4:21
    69%

    21 What is your desire? is my coming to be with punishment, or is it to be in love and a gentle spirit?

  • 1 Tim 1:3
    69%

    3 It was my desire, when I went on into Macedonia, that you might make a stop at Ephesus, to give orders to certain men not to put forward a different teaching,

  • 2 Cor 7:12
    69%

    12 So though I sent you a letter, it was not only because of the man who did the wrong, or because of him to whom the wrong was done, but so that your true care for us might be made clear in the eyes of God.

  • Rom 15:15
    69%

    15 But I have, in some measure, less fear in writing to you to put these things before you again, because of the grace which was given to me by God,

  • 2 Pet 1:12
    69%

    12 For this reason I will be ready at all times to keep your memory of these things awake, though you have the knowledge of them now and are well based in your present faith.

  • 1 Cor 16:5
    69%

    5 But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia, for that is my purpose;

  • 2 Pet 1:15
    69%

    15 And I will take every care so that you may have a clear memory of these things after my death.

  • Heb 13:19
    69%

    19 I make this request more strongly, in the hope of coming back to you more quickly.

  • Phlm 1:21
    69%

    21 Being certain that you will do my desire, I am writing to you, in the knowledge that you will do even more than I say.

  • 1 Cor 16:7
    68%

    7 For it is not my desire to see you now, on my way; because it is my hope to be with you for some time, if that is the Lord's pleasure.

  • 2 Thess 3:14
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    14 And if any man does not give attention to what we have said in this letter, take note of that man, and keep away from him, so that he may be shamed.

  • 2 Cor 1:13
    68%

    13 For in our letters we say no other things to you, but those which you are reading, and to which you give agreement, and, it is my hope, will go on doing so to the end: