2 Corinthians 10:9

Geneva Bible (1560)

This I say, that I may not seeme as it were to feare you with letters.

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  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 Therefore iudge nothing before the time, vntill the Lorde come, who will lighten things that are hid in darkenesse, and make the counsels of the hearts manifest: and then shall euery man haue praise of God.
  • 1 Cor 4:19-21 : 19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lorde will, and will knowe, not the wordes of them which are puffed vp, but the power. 20 For the kingdome of God is not in worde, but in power. 21 What will ye? shall I come vnto you with a rod, or in loue, & in ye spirite of meekenes?
  • 2 Cor 10:10 : 10 For the letters, sayeth hee, are sore and strong, but his bodily presence is weake, and his speache is of no value.

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    10For the letters, sayeth hee, are sore and strong, but his bodily presence is weake, and his speache is of no value.

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