2 Corinthians 13:3 Cross References - Goodspeed

³ since you demand proof that Christ really speaks through me. He is not weak in dealing with you. On the contrary, right among you he exhibits his power.

²⁰ for it is not you who will speak, it is the Spirit of your Father that will speak through you.

¹⁸ "I tell you, whatever you forbid on earth will be held in heaven to be forbidden, and whatever you permit on earth will be held in heaven to be permitted. ¹⁹ Again, I tell you, if even two of you here on earth agree about what they shall pray for, it will be given them by my Father in heaven. ²⁰ For wherever two or three are gathered as my followers, I am there among them."

¹⁵ for I will give you such wisdom of utterance as none of your opponents will be able to resist or dispute.

⁴ and meeting with you, in spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus, by the authority of our Lord Jesus ⁵ I have handed the man over to Satan, for his physical destruction, in order that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.

¹ Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the product of my work in the Lord's service? ² If I am not an apostle to other people, I certainly am one to you, for you yourselves, in your relation to the Lord, are the certificate of my apostleship. ³ My answer to those who want to investigate me is this:

⁶ For that individual, this censure by the majority of you is punishment enough,

¹⁰ When you forgive a man, I forgive him too. For anything I had to forgive has been forgiven on your account, and as in the very presence of Christ,

¹ Am I falling into self-recommendation again? Do I, like some people, need letters of recommendation to you or from you? ² You are my recommendations, written on my heart, for everybody to read and understand. ³ You show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by me, written not in ink, but in the Spirit of the living God, and not on tablets of stone, but on the human heart.

⁴ for the weapons I use are not earthly ones, but divinely strong for destroying fortresses.

⁸ For suppose I do boast a little too much of my authority—which the Lord gave me to build you up, not to pull you down—I will not have to blush for it. ⁹ I do not want to seem to scare you with my letters. ¹⁰ For they say, "His letters are impressive and telling, but his personal appearance is insignificant and as a speaker he amounts to nothing."

¹² The signs that mark a true apostle were most patiently shown when I was among you, in signs, wonders, and marvels.