2 Corinthians 10:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.

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  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts; and then each person will receive praise from God.
  • 1 Cor 4:19-21 : 19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know not the words of those who are puffed up, but the power. 20 For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power. 21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?
  • 2 Cor 10:10 : 10 For his letters, they say, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

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    10For his letters, they say, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

    11Let such a person consider this, that as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.

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    10Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord has given me for edification, and not for destruction.

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    1Now I, Paul, myself plead with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you:

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