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2 Corinthians 13:1The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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Τρίτον τοῦτο ἔρχομαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς· ἐπὶ στόματος δύο μαρτύρων καὶ τριῶν σταθήσεται πᾶν ῥῆμα.
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2 Corinthians 13:1The Bible in Living English
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13 This makes the third time I am coming to you, “Every point shall be established at the mouths of two witnesses, and of three.”
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2 Corinthians 13:1American Standard Version
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13 This is the third time I am coming to you. At the mouth of two witnesses or three shall every word established.
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2 Corinthians 13:1The Emphasized Bible
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13 This third time am I coming unto you:—At the mouth of two witnesses or three shall every matter be established.
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2 Corinthians 13:1King James Version
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13 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
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2 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 13New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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the third time: See study note on 2Co 12:14.
On the testimony of two or three witnesses: Under the Mosaic Law, the rule governing evidence in a case was that “on the testimony” (lit., “at the mouth”) of two witnesses, or even three, a matter was established before the judges. (De 17:6; 19:15) Jesus agreed with that standard. (Mt 18:16; Joh 8:17, 18) The word “mouth” was used as a figure of speech (a metonymy) for what the witnesses said, or their testimony. When discussing his visits to Corinth, Paul quoted De 19:15 and indicated that this principle was followed in the Christian congregation.—1Ti 5:19.
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