2 Corinthians 13:1-3; 2 Corinthians 13:10

2 Corinthians 13:1-3

1 This [is] the third [time] I am coming to you. {By the testimony} of two or three witnesses every word will be established.

2 I have already said when [I] was present the second time, and [although I] am absent now [I] also say in advance to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare [anyone],

3 since you are demanding proof that Christ, who [is] not weak toward you, but is powerful among you, is speaking in me.

2 Corinthians 13:10

10 Because of this, I am writing these [things] [although I] am absent, in order that [when I] am present I may not have to act severely according to the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.