But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.
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Interpretation
Though it is God's gracious method to bear long with sinners, yet he will not bear always; at length he will come, and will not spare those who remain obstinate and impenitent. Christ at his crucifixion, appeared as only a weak and helpless man, but his resurrection and life showed his Divine power.
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This thought runs through 2 Corinthians 13:5-9.