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Berean Standard Bible

“This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.””

2 Corinthians 13:1

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This is Paul's third visit to Corinth, and he warns the church about how he will deal with unresolved sin. He cites the principle that every matter must be established by two or three witnesses.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”

World English Bible (WEB)

This is the third time I am coming to you. “At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.”

King James Version (KJV)

This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

American Standard Version (ASV)

This is the third time I am coming to you. At the mouth of two witnesses or three shall every word established.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

This is the third time that I am coming to you. From the mouth of two or three witnesses will every word be made certain.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

This third time do I come unto you; on the mouth of two witnesses or three shall every saying be established;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

ESTA tercera vez voy á vosotros. En la boca de dos ó de tres testigos consistirá todo negocio.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Esta será la tercera vez que los visite. Las Escrituras dicen que «en todo asunto debe haber dos o tres testigos».

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