1 ¶ This third time I am coming unto you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

This third time do I come unto you; on the mouth of two witnesses or three shall every saying 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 those who until now have sinned and to all others that, if I come again, I will not spare,

I have said before, and I say before, as being present, the second time, and being absent, now, do I write to those having sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare,

3 S ince ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who unto you is not weak, but is mighty in you.

since a proof ye seek of the Christ speaking in me, who to you is not infirm, but is powerful in you,

4 F or though he was crucified through weakness, yet he lives by the power of God. By which we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God in you.

for even if he was crucified from infirmity, yet he doth live from the power of God; for we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him from the power of God toward you.

5 E xamine yourselves whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves. Do ye not know your own selves if Jesus Christ is in you? Unless ye are reprobates.

Your ownselves try ye, if ye are in the faith; your ownselves prove ye; do ye not know your ownselves, that Jesus Christ is in you, if ye be not in some respect disapproved of?

6 B ut I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.

and I hope that ye shall know that we -- we are not disapproved of;

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 good, though we be as reprobates.

and I pray before God that ye do no evil, not that we may appear approved, but that ye may do that which is right, and we may be as disapproved;

8 F or we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.

for we are not able to do anything against the truth, but for the truth;

9 B y which we are glad that we are weak and ye are strong, and even so we pray for your perfection.

for we rejoice when we may be infirm, and ye may be powerful; and this also we pray for -- your perfection!

10 T herefore I write these things being absent lest being present I should treat you with more severity, according to the power which the Lord has given me for edification, and not for destruction.

because of this, these things -- being absent -- I write, that being present, I may not treat sharply, according to the authority that the Lord did give me for building up, and not for casting down.

11 ¶ For the rest, brethren, that ye may have joy, be perfected, have consolation, be of one mind, having peace; and the God of peace and charity shall be with you.

Henceforth, brethren, rejoice; be made perfect, be comforted, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of the love and peace shall be with you;

12 G reet one another with a holy kiss.

salute one another in an holy kiss;

13 A ll the saints salute you.

salute you do all the saints;

14 T he grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the charity of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, with you all! Amen.