2 CORINTHIANS 13:2 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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:”
I already gave you a warning when I was with you the second time. I now repeat it while absent: On my return I will not spare those who sinned earlier or any of the others — Paul's *protested* (*prooida*) already, and now *grapho*, writes, while *apōn*, absent. The *apheídeia*, severity, is *announced beforehand*; the Corinthians cannot claim *surprise*. *Fairness* requires *prior warning*.
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 13:2
“I have said beforehand, and I do say beforehand when I was present the second time; so now being absent I write to them that sinned heretofore and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare.” 'For if at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word shall be established, and I have come twice and spoken, and speak now also by this Epistle; it follows, I must after this keep my word. For think not, I pray you, that my writing is of less account than my coming;…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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