touto
This [is]
Triton
[the] third [time]
erchomai
I am coming
pros
to
hymas
you .
pan
“ Every
rhēma
matter
stathēsetai
must be established
Epi
by
stomatos
[the] testimony
dyo
of two
kai
or
triōn
three
martyrōn
witnesses .”
Proeirēka
I already warned [you]
. . .
the
deuteron
second time
hōs
vvv
parōn
I was [with you] .
[So]
nyn
now
apōn
in my absence
prolegō
I warn
tois
those who
proēmartēkosin
sinned earlier
and
pasin
everyone
-
loipois
else
hoti
- :
ean
If
elthō
I return
eis
palin
vvv ,
ou
pheisomai
I will not spare [anyone] ,
epei
since
zēteite
you are demanding
dokimēn
proof
tou
that
Christou
Christ
lalountos
is speaking
en
through
emoi
me .
hos
[He]
ouk
asthenei
is not weak
in dealing with
you ,
alla
but
dynatei
is powerful
among
hymin
estaurōthē
He was indeed crucified
ex
in
astheneias
weakness ,
yet
zē
He lives
ek
Theou
God’s
dynameōs
power .
gar
And though
hēmeis
we
asthenoumen
are weak
autō
Him ,
power
zēsomen
we will live
syn
with
Him
to serve
For
peirazete
Examine
Heautous
yourselves [to see]
ei
whether
este
you are
tē
pistei
faith ;
dokimazete
test
heautous
yourselves .
ē
epiginōskete
Can’t you see
for yourselves
Iēsous
Jesus
Christos
Christ [is]
you —
unless
you
mēti
actually
adokimoi
fail the test ?
de
And
elpizō
I hope
gnōsesthe
you will realize
esmen
have
not
failed the test .
Now
Euchometha
we pray
ton
Theon
God
[that] you
mē
poiēsai
will not do
mēden
[anything]
kakon
wrong —
ouch
hina
phanōmen
will appear
dokimoi
to have stood the test ,
all’
hymeis
poiēte
will do
what [is]
kalon
right ,
even if
ōmen
appear
have failed .
dynametha
we cannot do
ti
anything
kata
against
tēs
alētheias
truth ,
but only
hyper
for
truth .
In fact ,
chairomen
we rejoice
hotan
when
asthenōmen
ēte
are
dynatoi
strong ,
euchometha
our prayer is for
hymōn
your
tēn
katartisin
perfection .
This is why
Dia
graphō
I write
tauta
these things
while absent ,
so that
when I am present
chrēsōmai
I will not need to be
apotomōs
severe
in my use of
exousian
authority
hēn
ho
Kyrios
Lord
edōken
gave
moi
me
oikodomēn
building [you] up ,
kathairesin
tearing [you] down .
Loipon
Finally ,
adelphoi
brothers ,
chairete
rejoice !
katartizesthe
Aim for perfect harmony ,
parakaleisthe
encourage one another ,
[be of]
auto
one
phroneite
mind ,
eirēneuete
live in peace .
Theos
agapēs
of love
eirēnēs
peace
estai
will be
meth’
Aspasasthe
Greet
allēlous
one another
hagiō
a holy
philēmati
kiss .
pantes
All
hoi
hagioi
saints
Aspazontai
send you greetings
. . . .
Hē
The
charis
grace
of the
Kyriou
Iēsou
Christ ,
hē
agapē
love
of
God ,
koinōnia
fellowship
Hagiou
Holy
Pneumatos
Spirit
meta
[be] with
pantōn
all
of you .