2 Corinthians 13
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5-9. Examine yourselves. Let there be self-examination. See whether you are in Christ. Know ye not, etc. Christ must dwell in them unless they are reprobate. If Christ is in them it will be seen in the power of a Christian life. 6. I trust ye shall know, etc. Christ is in those who are not reprobates, but the power of Christ ( verse 3 ), that he will display when he comes, will show that he is not reprobate. 7. Now I pray, etc. If they should do evil, Paul's display of power would show that he was not a reprobate ( verse 6 ), but he prays that their freedom from evil may leave him without that proof. The next verses 2 Corinthians 13:8 2 Corinthians 13:9 show that he desires only to promote the truth.
10. Therefore I write these things, etc. He writes in order that he may not have to use sharpness when he comes, or the power which God has given for upbuilding, not for destruction.
11-14. Finally, brethren, farewell. This verse contains a parting admonition. 12. Salute one another, etc. See notes on Rom. 16:16, and 1 Cor. 16:20 . 14. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, etc. This verse contains the apostolic benediction. Observe the three blessings pronounced, grace, love, communion; and the three sources invoked, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.