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2 Corinthians 13:7

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7But we pray to God that you do nothing wrong—not that we may appear to pass the test, but that you may do what is right,af even though we may appear to fail.

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  1. af1Pt 2:12

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But we pray to God that you may not do wrong—not that we may appear to have met the test, but that you may do what is right, though we may seem to have failed.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not so that people will see that we have stood the test but so that you will do what is right even though we may seem to have failed.

NLTNew Living Translation

We pray to God that you will not do what is wrong by refusing our correction. I hope we won’t need to demonstrate our authority when we arrive. Do the right thing before we come—even if that makes it look like we have failed to demonstrate our authority.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now we pray to God that you not do wrong in any way, not that we are seen as approved, but that you do what is good, even though we are seen as though unqualified.

KJV 1900King James Version

Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.