2 Corinthians 13:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Corinthians 13:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Corinthians 13:5 is a verse from the book of 2 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Chris..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Corinthians 13:5 — KJV
“Examine 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?”
— 2 Corinthians 13:5 (KJV)
2 Corinthians 13:5 in Context — About the Book of 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians is Paul's most personal letter — defending his ministry through a catalogue of beatings, shipwrecks, and sleepless nights, then unveiling the secret: God's power is made perfect in weakness. Treasure in jars of clay, the God of all comfort, and grace that is always sufficient.
Cross-References for 2 Corinthians 13:5
“Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 13:5: yourselves, prove, selves
“And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? sounds: or, tunes”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 13:5: whether, own, know
“And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 13:5: faith, own, know
“But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 13:5: yourselves, own, selves
“Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 13:5: yourselves, faith, selves
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