13:7a Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—

But we (excl.) ask God to ⌊help⌋ you (plur.) not to do anything bad/evil,
-or-
And we are praying that God will help you to live in only good ways.

13:7b not that we will appear to have stood the test,

not in order that people will think that ⌊God⌋ has approved us ⌊as apostles⌋,
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We are not praying that way so that people will say that we have God’s approval.

13:7c but that you will do what is right,

but that you will act properly ⌊according to your faith⌋,
-or-
No, we are praying in that way so that you will live in right ways

13:7d even if we appear to have failed.

even though it might seem/appear that ⌊God⌋ has not approved us ⌊as apostles⌋.
-or-
even though some people would think that we still have no proof ⌊that we are apostles⌋.

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