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2016 October 6

Man with a Magnifying Glass (c. 1662)
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669)
Dutch Golden Age Baroque Style
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA
Image Source: Met Museum

     Explanation: In 2 Corinthians 13, Paul warns the Corinthians who sinned, as he had warned them previously, that he will not spare them. Rather, he will be like Christ who was crucified in weakness but raised in power. He lives in Christ, and will draw upon his power if he must come to them in judgment (1-4).
     He exhorts them to examine themselves to see whether they are in the faith. He prays that they will meet the test and do what is right. Paul wants them to be restored. He wants to build them up when he comes, not tear them down (5-10).
     He concludes the epistle by telling them to rejoice, to aim for restoration, to comfort one another, to agree with one another, and to live in peace so that the God of love and peace will be with them. He tells them to greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints salute them (11-13).
     He offers them a Trinitarian blessing: "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen" (14).
     [Sermons: Kevin DeYoung. Geoff Thomas. Various. ]
     [Illustration: Examination is a feature in today's painting and in today's chapter. In the painting, the sitter holds a lens for examining the thread count in fabric. In today's chapter, Paul exhorts his readers to examine themselves to confirm that they are in the faith. ]

RESOURCES

          [THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES: 2 Corinthians 13:1-4: Romans 15:22-29; 1 Corinthians 4:14-21; 1 Corinthians 16:1-4; 1 Corinthians 16:5-9; 2 Corinthians 1:5-22; 2 Corinthians 1:23 - 2:4; 2 Corinthians 9:1-5; 2 Corinthians 12:14-18; 2 Corinthians 12:19-21; 2 Corinthians 13:5-10; 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20; Philemon 1:21-22; Romans 1:16-17; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; 1 Corinthians 5:1-5. 2 Corinthians 13:5-10: Romans 15:22-29; 1 Corinthians 4:14-21; 1 Corinthians 16:1-4; 1 Corinthians 16:5-9; 2 Corinthians 1:5-22; 2 Corinthians 1:23 - 2:4; 2 Corinthians 9:1-5; 2 Corinthians 12:14-18; 2 Corinthians 12:19-21; 2 Corinthians 13:5-10; 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20; Philemon 1:21-22; Romans 15:1-6. 2 Corinthians 13:11-13: Romans 16:3-16; Romans 16:21-23; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Philippians 4:21-22; Colossians 4:10-15; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24; 1 Thessalonians 5:26; 2 Thessalonians 3:16; Philemon 1:23-24; Romans 12:9-21; 1 Corinthians 13:4-7; Ephesians 4:25-32; Philippians 2:1-11; Philippians 4:4-9; Colossians 3:12-17; 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22. 2 Corinthians 13:14: Romans 16:20b; 1 Corinthians 16:23-24; Galatians 6:18; Ephesians 6:23-24; Philippians 4:23; Colossians 4:18b; 1 Thessalonians 5:28; 2 Thessalonians 3:18; Philemon 1:25. ]
     NOTE: The parallels above are based in a very small part on my own research but principally on the following sources:
     Fred O Francis and J. Paul Sampley, Pauline Parallels, Second Edition. (Minneapolis, Minnesota: Fortress Press, 1984).
     Most of the material on Hebrews is from an online article titled Pauline parallels in Hebrews taken from Charles H. Welch and Stuart Allen Welch, Perfection Or Perdition? An Exposition Of The Epistle To The Hebrews, (London: Berean Publishing Trust, 1973). ]

          [ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]

          [ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]

          [ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

          [ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ]

GOSPEL HARMONIES

Gospel Harmony - Summary. | The Harmony of the Gospels - Augustine. | Gospel Harmony Chart - Online Bible. |

Greek Harmony of the Gospels - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF). | Gospel Harmony in English - Robertson - (Downloadable PDF).

*** For Additional word studies use one of the Greek Interlinear Bibles below. ***

Mounce Interlinear. Bible Hub Greek Interlinear. Scripture 4 All Greek Interlinear Bible.

2 Corinthians 13

4. Paul's Blessings in Christ (2 Corinthians 10:1 - 2 Corinthians 13:14) - 55 A.D. Philippi

     ¹ This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. ² I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare: ³ Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you. ⁴ For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.
     ⁵ Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? ⁶ But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. ⁷ Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates. ⁸ For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. ⁹ For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection. ¹⁰ Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
     ¹¹ Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. ¹² Greet one another with an holy kiss. ¹³ All the saints salute you.

¹⁴ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. The second epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas.

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