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NASB | 2 Corinthians 13:5 ¶ Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you--unless indeed you fail the test? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 13:5 ¶ Test and evaluate yourselves to see whether you are in the faith and living your lives as [committed] believers. Examine yourselves [not me]! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves [by an ongoing experience] that Jesus Christ is in you--unless indeed you fail the test and are rejected as counterfeit? |
Subject: Examine yourselves! |
Bible Note: Oh yes, oh yes, JVH, you are 100 per cent right in your observations, and in the wake of making my post to Mark I did an "Oops, I may have come across as seeming to say that the Bible is the sine qua non for the Christian walk but not vital to the first step, which is salvation. ..... That is most assuredly not where I stand. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. I was so intently concentrated on trying to get one thing right and ended up, I fear, dropping the ball on the other. A million kind thanks, JVH, for calling this swiftly to my attention. I am in your debt. --Hank |