| Vers | Afrikaans 1953 † | English: King James Version |
| 1 | Dit is die derde keer dat ek na julle toe kom. In die mond van twee of drie getuies sal elke woord vasstaan. | This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. |
| 2 | Ek het dit vroeër gesê, en ek sê dit vooruit soos toe ek die tweede keer aanwesig was, en ek skrywe dit nou in my afwesigheid aan die wat vroeër gesondig het en aan al die ander, dat as ek weer kom, ek nie sal spaar nie, | I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare: |
| 3 | aangesien julle 'n bewys soek van Christus wat in my spreek, en Hy is teenoor julle nie swak nie, maar kragtig onder julle. | Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you. |
| 4 | Want al is Hy gekruisig uit swakheid, lewe Hy tog uit die krag van God. Want ons is ook swak in Hom, maar ons sal saam met Hom vir julle lewe deur die krag van God. | For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you. |
| 5 | Ondersoek julself of julle in die geloof is; stel julself op die proef. Of is julle nie seker van julself dat Jesus Christus in julle is nie--as julle ten minste nie verwerplik is nie! | Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? |
| 6 | Maar ek hoop dat julle sal insien dat ons nie verwerplik is nie. | But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. |
| 7 | Ek bid God dat julle geen kwaad mag doen nie--nie dat ons beproef mag blyk nie, maar dat julle kan doen wat goed is, en ons as verwerplikes kan wees. | 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. |
| 8 | Want ons kan niks doen teen die waarheid nie, maar wel vír die waarheid. | For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. |
| 9 | Want ons is bly as ons swak is en julle sterk. En hierom bid ons ook, naamlik om julle volmaking. | For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection. |
| 10 | Daarom skryf ek dit in my afwesigheid om nie, as ek teenwoordig is, strengheid te gebruik nie, volgens die gesag wat die Here my gegee het om op te bou en nie om af te breek nie. | Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction. |
| 11 | Verder, broeders, wees bly; word volmaak; laat julle vermaan; wees eensgesind; hou vrede, en die God van liefde en vrede sal met julle wees. | Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. |
| 12 | Groet mekaar met 'n heilige kus.Al die heiliges groet julle. | Greet one another with an holy kiss. |
| 13 | Die genade van die Here Jesus Christus en die liefde van God en die gemeenskap van die Heilige Gees sy met julle almal! Amen. | All the saints salute you. |
| 14 | The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. |