2 Corinthians 13:3

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since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak toward you but is powerful among you.

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  • Matt 10:20 : 20 For it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
  • 2 Cor 12:12 : 12 Indeed, the signs of an apostle were performed among you with great perseverance by signs and wonders and powerful deeds.
  • Matt 18:18-20 : 18 “I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven. 19 Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. 20 For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them.”
  • Luke 21:15 : 15 For I will give you the words along with the wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.
  • 1 Cor 5:4-5 : 4 When you gather together in the name of our Lord Jesus, and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of our Lord Jesus, 5 hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
  • 1 Cor 9:1-3 : 1 The Rights of an Apostle Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? 2 If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, for you are the confirming sign of my apostleship in the Lord. 3 This is my defense to those who examine me.
  • 2 Cor 2:6 : 6 This punishment on such an individual by the majority is enough for him,
  • 2 Cor 2:10 : 10 If you forgive anyone for anything, I also forgive him– for indeed what I have forgiven(if I have forgiven anything) I did so for you in the presence of Christ,
  • 2 Cor 3:1-3 : 1 A Living Letter Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? We don’t need letters of recommendation to you or from you as some other people do, do we? 2 You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone, 3 revealing that you are a letter of Christ, delivered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on stone tablets but on tablets of human hearts.
  • 2 Cor 10:4 : 4 for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments
  • 2 Cor 10:8-9 : 8 For if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of doing so. 9 I do not want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters, 10 because some say,“His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak and his speech is of no account.”

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    4For indeed he was crucified by reason of weakness, but he lives because of God’s power. For we also are weak in him, but we will live together with him, because of God’s power toward you.

    5Put yourselves to the test to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize regarding yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you– unless, indeed, you fail the test!

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    8For if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of doing so.

    9I do not want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters,

    10because some say,“His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak and his speech is of no account.”

    11Let such a person consider this: What we say by letters when we are absent, we also are in actions when we are present.

  • 2 Cor 12:9-10
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    9But he said to me,“My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me.

    10Therefore I am content with weaknesses, with insults, with troubles, with persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.

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    3And I was with you in weakness and in fear and with much trembling.

    4My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

    5so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on the power of God.

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    9For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong. And we pray for this: that you may become fully qualified.

    10Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive I may not have to deal harshly with you by using my authority– the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!

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    30since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.

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    1Paul’s Authority from the Lord Now I, Paul, appeal to you personally by the meekness and gentleness of Christ(I who am meek when present among you, but am full of courage toward you when away!)–

    2now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that(I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving according to human standards.

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    13For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.

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    13Personal Appeal of Paul But you know it was because of a physical illness that I first proclaimed the gospel to you,

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    16I pray that according to the wealth of his glory he will grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,

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    2You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone,

    3revealing that you are a letter of Christ, delivered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on stone tablets but on tablets of human hearts.

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    10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, we are dishonored!

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    29Toward this goal I also labor, struggling according to his power that powerfully works in me.

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    5in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction(surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).

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    25For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

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    30If I must boast, I will boast about the things that show my weakness.

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    19But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only the talk of these arrogant people, but also their power.

    20For the kingdom of God is demonstrated not in idle talk but with power.

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    13I am able to do all things through the one who strengthens me.

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    12As a result, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

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    18For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

    19in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem even as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

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    5On behalf of such an individual I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except about my weaknesses.

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    8Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

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    10Exhortations for Spiritual Warfare Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power.

  • Eph 1:19
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    19and what is the incomparable greatness of his power toward us who believe, as displayed in the exercise of his immense strength.

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    6just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed among you–

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    9For this reason also I wrote you: to test you to see if you are obedient in everything.

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    12Indeed, the signs of an apostle were performed among you with great perseverance by signs and wonders and powerful deeds.

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    18The Message of the Cross For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

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    2I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone,

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    12that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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    21(To my disgrace I must say that we were too weak for that!) But whatever anyone else dares to boast about(I am speaking foolishly), I also dare to boast about the same thing.

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    20My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die.

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    4When reading this, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ

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    28and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation– a sign which is from God.