<vn='1'><sn="5124">This</s> is the third <sn="5154">time</s> I am <sn="2064">coming</s><sn="4314">to</s><sn="5209">you</s>. <sn="1909">In</s> the <sn="4750">mouth</s> of <sn="1417">two</s><sn="2532">or</s><sn="5140">three</s><sn="3144">witnesses</s> shall <sn="3956">every</s><sn="4487">word</s> be <sn="2476">established</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>I told you <sn="4280">before</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="4302">foretell</s> you, as <sn="5613">if</s> I were <sn="3918">present</s>, <sn="3588">the</s> second <sn="1208">time</s>; <sn="2532">and</s> being <sn="548">absent</s><sn="3568">now</s> I <sn="1125">write</s> to them which heretofore have <sn="4258">sinned</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> to <sn="3956">all</s><sn="3062">other</s>, <sn="3754">that</s>, <sn="1437">if</s> I <sn="2064">come</s><sn="3825">again</s>, I will <sn="3756">not</s><sn="5339">spare</s>: </v>
<vn='3'><sn="1893">Since</s> ye <sn="2212">seek</s> a <sn="1382">proof</s> of <sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2980">speaking</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="1698">me</s>, <sn="3739">which</s><sn="1519">to</s><sn="5209">you</s> -ward is not <sn="770 3756">weak</s>, <sn="235">but</s> is <sn="1414">mighty</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="5213">you</s>. </v>
<vn='4'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="2532 1487">though</s> he was <sn="4717">crucified</s><sn="1537">through</s><sn="769">weakness</s>, <sn="235">yet</s> he <sn="2198">liveth</s><sn="1537">by</s> the <sn="1411">power</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>. <sn="1063">For</s><sn="2249">we</s><sn="2532">also</s> are <sn="770">weak</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="846">him</s>, <sn="235">but</s> we shall <sn="2198">live</s><sn="4862">with</s><sn="846">him</s><sn="1537">by</s> the <sn="1411">power</s> of <sn="2316">God</s><sn="1519">toward</s><sn="5209">you</s>. </v>
<vn='5'><sn="3985">Examine</s><sn="1438">yourselves</s>, <sn="1487">whether</s> ye <sn="2075">be</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="4102">faith</s>; <sn="1381">prove</s> your own <sn="1438">selves</s>. <sn="1921">Know</s> ye <sn="3756">not</s> your own <sn="1438">selves</s>, how <sn="3754">that</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="5213">you</s>, <sn="1509">except</s> ye <sn="2075">be</s><sn="96">reprobates</s>? </v>
<vn='6'><sn="1161">But</s> I <sn="1679">trust</s><sn="3754">that</s> ye shall <sn="1097">know</s><sn="3754">that</s><sn="2249">we</s><sn="2070">are</s><sn="3756">not</s><sn="96">reprobates</s>. </v>
<vn='7'><sn="1161">Now</s> I <sn="2172">pray</s><sn="4314">to</s><sn="2316">God</s> that <sn="5209 *3361">ye</s><sn="4160">do</s><sn="3367">no</s><sn="2556">evil</s>; <sn="3756">not</s><sn="2443">that</s><sn="2249">we</s> should <sn="5316">appear</s><sn="1384">approved</s>, <sn="235">but</s><sn="2443">that</s><sn="5210">ye</s> should <sn="4160">do</s> that which is <sn="2570">honest</s>, <sn="1161">though</s><sn="2249">we</s><sn="5600">be</s><sn="5613">as</s><sn="96">reprobates</s>. </v>
<vn='8'><sn="1063">For</s> we can <sn="1410">do</s><sn="5100 3756">nothing</s><sn="2596">against</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="225">truth</s>, <sn="235">but</s><sn="5228">for</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="225">truth</s>. </v>
<vn='9'><sn="1063">For</s> we are <sn="5463">glad</s>, <sn="3752">when</s><sn="2249">we</s> are <sn="770">weak</s>, <sn="1161">and</s><sn="5210">ye</s><sn="5600">are</s><sn="1415">strong</s>: <sn="1161">and</s><sn="5124">this</s><sn="2532">also</s> we <sn="2172">wish</s>, even <sn="5216">your</s><sn="2676">perfection</s>. </v>
<vn='10'><sn="1223 5124">Therefore</s> I <sn="1125">write</s> these <sn="5023">things</s> being <sn="548">absent</s>, <sn="3363">lest</s> being <sn="3918">present</s> I should <sn="5530">use</s><sn="664">sharpness</s>, <sn="2596">according</s> to <sn="3588">the</s><sn="1849">power</s><sn="3739">which</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2962">Lord</s> hath <sn="1325">given</s><sn="3427">me</s><sn="1519">to</s><sn="3619">edification</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="3756">not</s><sn="1519">to</s><sn="2506">destruction</s>. </v>
<vn='11'><sn="3063">Finally</s>, <sn="80">brethren</s>, <sn="5463">farewell</s>. Be <sn="2675">perfect</s>, be of good <sn="3870">comfort</s>, be of one <sn="5426 846">mind</s>, live in <sn="1514">peace</s>; <sn="2532">and</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2316">God</s> of <sn="26">love</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="1515">peace</s> shall <sn="2071">be</s><sn="3326">with</s><sn="5216">you</s>. </v>
<vn='12'><sn="782">Greet</s> one <sn="240">another</s><sn="1722">with</s> a <sn="40">holy</s><sn="5370">kiss</s>. </v>
<vn='14'><sn="3588">The</s><sn="5485">grace</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="26">love</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2842">communion</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="40">Holy</s><sn="4151">Ghost</s>, be <sn="3326">with</s><sn="5216">you</s><sn="3956">all</s>. <sn="281">Amen</s>. </v>