2 Corinthians — Chapter 13

Final Examination and Apostolic Blessing

"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all."

— 2Cor 13:14

2 Corinthians 13 concludes with a call to self-examination, a final warning, and the most complete Trinitarian blessing in the NT.

🔍 Final Examination and Blessing (13:5-14)

2Cor 13:5

"Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!"

Heautous peirazete — examine yourselves: self-examination is the believer’s responsibility. The criterion: Is Christ in me? The presence of Christ is the evidence of genuine faith.

2Cor 13:14

"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen."

The most complete apostolic Trinitarian blessing in the NT. Each person of the Trinity with their distinctive attribute: Christ — grace (charis); Father — love (agape); Spirit — fellowship (koinonia). Still used today as the final blessing in Christian worship.