El panorama
2 Corintios 13 abre con “This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall…”, cambia cerca del versículo 7 con “Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye…” y termina con “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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2 Corintios · Versión King James · 142 Corintios 13:1-7
Versículos 1–7: This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three…
2 Corintios 13:1–7 abre con “This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every…” y llega a “Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Reúne las advertencias, promesas, oraciones e instrucciones finales que 2 Corintios pone en manos de sus lectores.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 1 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen absent, foretell, heretofore. Su relación con los versículos 1 y 3 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
2 Corintios 13:1-7
Versión King James1This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
2I 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:
3Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.
4For 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.
5Examine 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?
6But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.
7Now 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.
2 Corintios 13:8-14
Versículos 8–14: For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
2 Corintios 13:8–14 abre con “For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.” y llega a “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Reúne las advertencias, promesas, oraciones e instrucciones finales que 2 Corintios pone en manos de sus lectores.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
“For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
2 Corintios 13:8-14
Versión King James8For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
9For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.
10Therefore 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.
11Finally, 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.
12Greet one another with an holy kiss.
13All the saints salute you.
14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
2 Corinthians 13:1 comienza con “This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
2 Corinthians 13:7 forma un giro natural: “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.”
La nota final
2 Corinthians 13:14 deja al lector con “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras Christ, power, reprobates, weak, absent, holy ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.