2 Corinthians 13:11

Final Exhortations and Greetings

13:11 Finally, brothers and sisters, ¹  rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

2 Corinthians 13:2

13:2 I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone, ² 

2 Corinthians 2:17

2:17 For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, ³  but we are speaking in Christ before ⁴  God as persons of sincerity, ⁵  as persons sent from God.

Hebrews 13:21

13:21 equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us ⁶  what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. ⁷  Amen.

Jude 1:24

Final Blessing

1:24 Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, ⁸  and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, ⁹  without blemish ¹⁰  before his glorious presence, ¹¹ 

[13:11]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:8.

[13:2]  ² tn The word “anyone” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

[2:17]  ³ tn The participle καπηλεύοντες (kaphleuonte") refers to those engaged in retail business, but with the negative connotations of deceptiveness and greed – “to peddle for profit,” “to huckster” (L&N 57.202). In the translation a noun form (“hucksters”) has been used in combination with the English verb “peddle…for profit” to convey the negative connotations of this term.

[2:17]  ⁴ tn Or “in the presence of.”

[2:17]  ⁵ tn Or “persons of pure motives.”

[13:21]  ⁶ tc Some mss (C P Ψ 6 629* 630 1505 pm latt sy^h) read ὑμῖν (Jumin, “in you”) here, but ἡμῖν (Jhmin) has stronger external support (Ì⁴⁶ א A D^vid K 0243 0285 33 81 104 326 365 629^c 1175 1739 1881 pm sy^p co). It is also more likely that ἡμῖν would have been changed to ὑμῖν in light of the “you” which occurs at the beginning of the verse than vice versa.

[13:21]  ⁷ tc ‡ Most mss (א A [C*] 0243 0285 33 1739 1881 Ï latt) include the words “and ever” here, but the shorter reading (supported by Ì⁴⁶ C³ D Ψ 6 104 365 1505 al) is preferred on internal grounds. It seemed more likely that scribes would assimilate the wording to the common NT doxological expression “for ever and ever,” found especially in the Apocalypse (cf., e.g., 1 Tim 1:17; 2 Tim 4:18; Rev 4:9; 22:5) than to the “forever” of Heb 13:8. Nevertheless, a decision is difficult here. NA²⁷ places the phrase in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

[1:24]  ⁸ tn The construction in Greek is a double accusative object-complement. “You” is the object and “free from falling” is the adjectival complement.

[1:24]  ⁹ tn Grk “with rejoicing.” The prepositional clause is placed after “his glorious presence” in Greek, but most likely goes with “cause you to stand.”

[1:24]  ¹⁰ tn The construction in Greek is a double accusative object-complement. “You” is the object and “without blemish” is the adjectival complement.

[1:24]  ¹¹ tn Or “in the presence of his glory,” “before his glory.”