1 This third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every matter be established.2 I have declared beforehand, and I say beforehand as present the second time, and now absent, to those that have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare.3 Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, (who is not weak towards you, but is powerful among you,4 for if indeed he has been crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God's power; for indeed *we* are weak in him, but we shall live with him by God's power towards you,)5 examine your own selves if ye be in the faith; prove your own selves: do ye not recognise yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you, unless indeed ye be reprobates?6 Now I hope that ye will know that *we* are not reprobates.7 But we pray to God that ye may do nothing evil; not that *we* may appear approved, but that *ye* may do what is right, and *we* be as reprobates.8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.9 For we rejoice when *we* may be weak and *ye* may be powerful. But this also we pray for, your perfecting.10 On this account I write these things being absent, that being present I may not use severity according to the authority which the Lord has given me for building up, and not for overthrowing.11 For the rest, brethren, rejoice; be perfected; be encouraged; be of one mind; be at peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.12 Salute one another with a holy kiss.13 All the saints salute you.14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, {be} with you all.

1 Kolmandat korda juba tulen teie juurde. Kahe ja kolme tunnistaja ütlusega tehakse iga asi kindlaks.2 Olen enne öelnud ja ütlen veel ette ära — nagu ütlesin siis, kui teist korda teie juures olin, ja samuti nüüd, kui ma ära olen — neile, kes enne on pattu teinud, ja k3 Te otsite ju t4 Sest kuigi Tema löödi risti n5 Katsuge iseendid läbi, kas te olete usus. Uurige iseendid! V6 Ma loodan, et te tunnete ära, et me ei ole k7 Aga me palume Jumalat, et teie ei teeks ühtki kurja, mitte et meie näiksime k8 Sest me ei suuda midagi t9 Sest me r10 Sellepärast ma kirjutan seda eemal olles, et ei oleks vaja teie juures olles olla range selle meelevalla järgi, mille Issand on andnud minule koguduse ehitamiseks ja mitte mahakiskumiseks.11 L12 Teretage üksteist püha suudlusega! K13 Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse arm ja Jumala armastus ja Püha Vaimu osadus olgu teie k14