2 Corinthians 13:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Test yourselves and find out if you really are true to your faith. If you pass the test, you will discover that Christ is living in you. But if Christ isn't living in you, you have failed.

Cross References

Psalm 119:59

I pay careful attention as you lead me, and I follow closely.

Psalm 17:3

You know my heart, and even during the night you have tested me and found me innocent. I have made up my mind never to tell a lie.

Psalm 26:2

Test my thoughts and find out what I am like.

Lamentations 3:40

Instead, we should think about the way we are living, and turn back to the LORD.

Ezekiel 18:28

They will think about what they've done and stop sinning, and so they won't be put to death.

Haggai 1:7

Think about what I have said!

John 14:23

Jesus replied: If anyone loves me, they will obey me. Then my Father will love them, and we will come to them and live in them.

John 15:4

Stay joined to me, and I will stay joined to you. Just as a branch cannot produce fruit unless it stays joined to the vine, you cannot produce fruit unless you stay joined to me.

John 17:23

I am one with them, and you are one with me, so that they may become completely one. Then this world's people will know that you sent me. They will know that you love my followers as much as you love me.

John 17:26

I told them what you are like, and I will tell them even more. Then the love that you have for me will become part of them, and I will be one with them.

John 6:56

If you eat my flesh and drink my blood, you are one with me, and I am one with you.

John 6:6

He said this to test Philip, since he already knew what he was going to do.

Romans 1:28

Since these people refused even to think about God, he let their useless minds rule over them. That's why they do all sorts of indecent things.

Romans 8:10

But Christ lives in you. So you are alive because God has accepted you, even though your bodies must die because of your sins.

1 Corinthians 11:28

That's why you must examine the way you eat and drink.

1 Corinthians 11:31

If we carefully judge ourselves, we won't be punished.

1 Corinthians 3:16

All of you know that you are God's temple and that his Spirit lives in you.

1 Corinthians 6:15

Don't you know that your bodies are part of the body of Christ? Is it right for me to join part of the body of Christ to a prostitute? No, it isn't!

1 Corinthians 6:19

You know that your body is a temple where the Holy Spirit lives. The Spirit is in you and is a gift from God. You are no longer your own.

1 Corinthians 6:2

Don't you know that God's people will judge the world? And if you are going to judge the world, can't you settle small problems?

1 Corinthians 9:24

You know that many runners enter a race, and only one of them wins the prize. So run to win!

1 Corinthians 9:27

I keep my body under control and make it my slave, so I won't lose out after telling the good news to others.

2 Corinthians 6:16

Do idols belong in the temple of God? We are the temple of the living God, as God himself says, “I will live with these people and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”

Galatians 2:20

I have died, but Christ lives in me. And I now live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me.

Galatians 4:19

My children, I am in terrible pain until Christ may be seen living in you.

Galatians 6:4

Do your own work well, and then you will have something to be proud of. But don't compare yourself with others.

Ephesians 3:17

and that Christ will live in your hearts because of your faith. Stand firm and be deeply rooted in his love.

Colossians 1:23

But you must stay deeply rooted and firm in your faith. You must not give up the hope you received when you heard the good news. It was preached to everyone on earth, and I myself have become a servant of this message.

Colossians 1:27

God did this because he wanted you Gentiles to understand his wonderful and glorious mystery. And the mystery is that Christ lives in you, and he is your hope of sharing in God's glory.

Colossians 2:19

They are no longer part of Christ, who is the head of the whole body. Christ gives the body its strength, and he uses its joints and muscles to hold it together, as it grows by the power of God.

Colossians 2:7

Plant your roots in Christ and let him be the foundation for your life. Be strong in your faith, just as you were taught. And be grateful.

1 Timothy 2:15

But women will be saved by having children, if they stay faithful, loving, holy, and modest.

2 Timothy 3:8

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, these people are enemies of the truth. Their minds are sick, and their faith isn't real.

Titus 1:13

That is a true saying. And you should be hard on such people, so you can help them grow stronger in their faith.

Titus 1:16

Such people claim to know God, but their actions prove that they really don't. They are disgusting. They won't obey God, and they are too worthless to do anything good.

Titus 2:2

Tell the older men to have self-control and to be serious and sensible. Their faith, love, and patience must never fail.

Hebrews 12:15

Make sure that no one misses out on God's wonderful kindness. Don't let anyone become bitter and cause trouble for the rest of you.

Hebrews 4:1

The promise to enter the place of rest is still good, and we must take care that none of you miss out.

Hebrews 6:8

But land that produces only thorn bushes is worthless. It is likely to fall under God's curse, and in the end it will be set on fire.

James 4:4

You people aren't faithful to God! Don't you know that if you love the world, you are God's enemies? And if you decide to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.

1 Peter 5:9

But you must resist the devil and stay strong in your faith. You know that all over the world the Lord's followers are suffering just as you are.

Revelation 2:5

Think about where you have fallen from, and then turn back and do as you did at first. If you don't turn back, I will come and take away your lampstand.