2 Corinthians 13:11

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Final Exhortations and Greetings Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λοιπόν, ἀδελφοί, χαίρετε. Καταρτίζεσθε, παρακαλεῖσθε, τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖτε, εἰρηνεύετε· καὶ ὁ Θεὸς τῆς ἀγάπης καὶ εἰρήνης ἔσται μεθʼ ὑμῶν.

Transliteration

Loipon, adelphoi, chairete. Katartizesthe, parakaleisthe, to auto phroneite, eirēneuete; kai ho Theos tēs agapēs kai eirēnēs estai meth' you.

Grammar Details

• *Loipon*: adverb - finally/moreover/as for the rest
• *adelphoi*: vocative, masculine, plural - brothers
• *chairete*: present, imperative, active, 2nd person plural - rejoice
• *Katartizesthe*: present, imperative, passive/middle, 2nd person plural - be restored/perfected
• *parakaleisthe*: present, imperative, passive/middle, 2nd person plural - be encouraged
• *to auto*: article + pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - the same thing
• *phroneite*: present, imperative, active, 2nd person plural - mind/think
• *eirēneuete*: present, imperative, active, 2nd person plural - live in peace
• *ho Theos*: article + noun, nominative, masculine, singular - the God
• *tēs agapēs*: article + noun, genitive, feminine, singular - of love
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *eirēnēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - of peace
• *estai*: future, indicative, middle, 3rd person singular - will be
• *meth'*: preposition + genitive - with

Word Meanings

• *Loipon*: finally/furthermore/as for the rest
• *adelphoi*: brothers/siblings/fellow believers
• *chairete*: rejoice/be glad/farewell
• *Katartizesthe*: be restored/be perfected/be made complete
• *parakaleisthe*: be encouraged/be comforted/be exhorted
• *phroneite*: think/mind/set your minds on
• *eirēneuete*: live in peace/be at peace/maintain peace
• *agapēs*: love/affection/goodwill
• *eirēnēs*: peace/harmony/tranquility

Referenced Verses

• Rom 15:33 : 33 Now may the God of peace be with all of you. Amen.
• Rom 12:16 : 16 Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.
• Mark 9:50 : 50 Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with each other.”
• Rom 12:18 : 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people.
• 1 Cor 1:10 : 10 Divisions in the Church I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree together, to end your divisions, and to be united by the same mind and purpose.
• 2 Cor 13:9 : 9 For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong. And we pray for this: that you may become fully qualified.
• Jas 1:4 : 4 And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you will be perfect and complete, not deficient in anything.
• Jas 3:17-18 : 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical. 18 And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.
• 1 Pet 3:8 : 8 Suffering for Doing Good Finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble.
• 1 Pet 3:11 : 11 And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
• 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
• 1 John 4:8-9 : 8 The person who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God has sent his one and only Son into the world so that we may live through him. 10 In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Dear friends, if God so loved us, then we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God resides in us, and his love is perfected in us. 13 By this we know that we reside in God and he in us: in that he has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God resides in him and he in God. 16 And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has in us. God is love, and the one who resides in love resides in God, and God resides in him.
• Rev 22:21 : 21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.
• Eph 4:3 : 3 making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
• Eph 6:23 : 23 Peace to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Phil 1:27 : 27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that– whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent– I should hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
• Phil 2:1-3 : 1 Christian Unity and Christ’s Humility Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy, 2 complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose. 3 Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.
• Phil 3:16 : 16 Nevertheless, let us live up to the standard that we have already attained.
• Phil 4:2 : 2 I appeal to Euodia and to Syntyche to agree in the Lord.
• Phil 4:4 : 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!
• Phil 4:9 : 9 And what you learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things. And the God of peace will be with you.
• 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 A Life Pleasing to God Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us about how you must live and please God(as you are in fact living) that you do so more and more.
• 1 Thess 4:18 : 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
• 1 Thess 5:13 : 13 and to esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
• 1 Thess 5:16 : 16 Always rejoice,
• 1 Thess 5:23 : 23 Conclusion Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Thess 2:16-3:1 : 16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope, 17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good thing you do or say. 1 Request for Prayer Finally, pray for us, brothers and sisters, that the Lord’s message may spread quickly and be honored as in fact it was among you,
• 2 Thess 3:16 : 16 Conclusion Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all.
• 2 Tim 2:22 : 22 But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
• Heb 12:14 : 14 Do Not Reject God’s Warning Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.
• Heb 13:20 : 20 Benediction and Conclusion Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus,
• 2 Cor 1:4 : 4 who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
• Rom 16:20 : 20 The God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
• Rom 14:19 : 19 So then, let us pursue what makes for peace and for building up one another.
• Rom 15:5-6 : 5 Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus, 6 so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Rom 15:13 : 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
• Mark 10:49 : 49 Jesus stopped and said,“Call him.” So they called the blind man and said to him,“Have courage! Get up! He is calling you.”
• Luke 9:61 : 61 Yet another said,“I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family.”
• John 17:23 : 23 I in them and you in me– that they may be completely one, so that the world will know that you sent me, and you have loved them just as you have loved me.
• Acts 15:29 : 29 that you abstain from meat that has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what has been strangled and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from doing these things, you will do well. Farewell.
• Acts 18:21 : 21 but said farewell to them and added,“I will come back to you again if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus,
• Acts 23:30 : 30 When I was informed there would be a plot against this man, I sent him to you at once, also ordering his accusers to state their charges against him before you.
• Gen 37:4 : 4 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated Joseph and were not able to speak to him kindly.
• Gen 45:24 : 24 Then he sent his brothers on their way and they left. He said to them,“As you travel don’t be overcome with fear.”
• Matt 1:23 : 23 “Look! The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will name him Emmanuel,” which means“God with us.”
• Matt 5:48 : 48 So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.