1 This third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two witnesses or three every saying will be confirmed.

2 I have told you before, and I say in advance, as present the second time, and now absent, I write to those who have previously sinned, and to all the others, that if I come to it again, I will not spare,

3 since ye seek proof of the Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but is mighty in you.

4 For even if he was crucified from weakness, yet he lives from the power of God. For we in him are also weak, but we will live with him from the power of God toward you.

5 Examine yourselves whether ye are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or know ye not yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? Unless ye are test-failing something.

6 But I hope that ye will know that we are not test-failing.

7 Now I pray to God, to do you nothing harmful, not that we would appear test-passing, but that ye would do right, even like we might be test-failing.

8 For we do not have any power against the truth, but for the truth.

9 For we are glad when we are weak and ye are strong. And this also we pray for, your full qualification.

10 Because of this I write these things while absent, so that I may not act harshly when present, according to the authority that the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.

11 Finally brothers, farewell. Be thoroughly prepared, be encouraged, think the same way, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

12 Salute each other by a holy kiss.

13 All the sanctified salute you.

14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, is with all of you. Truly.

1 Now come I the thyrd tyme vnto you In the mouth of two or thre witnesses shall every thinge stonde.

2 I tolde you before and tell you before: and as I sayde whe I was present with you the seconde tyme so wryte I now beynge absent to them which in tyme past have synned and to all other: yt if I come agayne I will not spare

3 seynge yt ye seke experience of Christ which speaketh in me which amoge you is not weake but is myghty in you.

4 And verely though it came of weaknes that he was crucified yet liveth he thorow the power of God. And we no dout are weake in him: but we shall live with him by the myght of God amonge you.

5 Prove youre selves whether ye are in the fayth or not. Examen youre owne selves: knowe ye not youre awne selves how that Iesus Christ is in you excepte ye be castawayes?

6 I trust that ye shall knowe yt we are not castawayes.

7 I desyre before God that ye do none evyll not that we shuld seme comendable: but that ye shuld do that which is honest: and let vs be counted as leawde persones.

8 We can do no thinge agaynst the trueth but for the trueth.

9 We are glad when we are weake and ye stronge. This also we wisshe for even that ye were perfect.

10 Therfore write I these thinges beynge absent lest when I am present I shuld vse sharpenes accordinge to the power which the Lorde hath geven me to edifie and not to destroye.

11 Finallye brethren fare ye well be perfect be of good comforte be of one mynde lyve in peace and the God of love and peace shalbe with you.

12 Grete one another in an holy kysse.

13 All ye saynctes salute you.

14 The grace of oure Lorde Iesus Christ and the love of God and the fellishippe of the holy goost be with you all. Ame