2 CORINTHIANS 13:7 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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.”
Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong — not so that people will see that we have stood the test but so that you will do what is right even if we fail the test — Paul's *prayer* (*euchomai* + *proseúchomai*) prioritizes the Corinthians' *moral rectitude* (*kalos*) over his own *vindication*. *Selflessness* characterizes genuine apostolic care. His *reputation* is *secondary* to their *righteousness*.
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 13:7
“Now I pray to God that you do no evil, not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honorable, though we be as reprobate. For we can do nothing against the truth but for the truth. For we rejoice when we are weak, and you are strong. For this also we pray for even your perfecting.” What can be equal to this soul? He was despised, he was spit upon, he was ridiculed, he was mocked, as mean, as contemptible, as a braggart, as boastful in his words but in…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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