2 Corinthians 10:9

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I do not want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters,

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.
  • 1 Cor 4:19-21 : 19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only the talk of these arrogant people, but also their power. 20 For the kingdom of God is demonstrated not in idle talk but with power. 21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline or with love and a spirit of gentleness?
  • 2 Cor 10:10 : 10 because some say,“His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak and his speech is of no account.”

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    8For if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of doing so.

  • 2 Cor 10:10-11
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    10because some say,“His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak and his speech is of no account.”

    11Let such a person consider this: What we say by letters when we are absent, we also are in actions when we are present.

  • 2 Cor 13:10
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    10Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive I may not have to deal harshly with you by using my authority– the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!

  • 2 Cor 10:1-2
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    1Paul’s Authority from the Lord Now I, Paul, appeal to you personally by the meekness and gentleness of Christ(I who am meek when present among you, but am full of courage toward you when away!)–

    2now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that(I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving according to human standards.

  • 2 Cor 9:3-4
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    3But I am sending these brothers so that our boasting about you may not be empty in this case, so that you may be ready just as I kept telling them.

    4For if any of the Macedonians should come with me and find that you are not ready to give, we would be humiliated(not to mention you) by this confidence we had in you.

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    8Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

  • 1 Cor 2:3-4
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    3And I was with you in weakness and in fear and with much trembling.

    4My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

  • 2 Cor 12:6
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    6For even if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I would be telling the truth, but I refrain from this so that no one may regard me beyond what he sees in me or what he hears from me,

  • 2 Cor 12:19-20
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    19Have you been thinking all this time that we have been defending ourselves to you? We are speaking in Christ before God, and everything we do, dear friends, is to build you up.

    20For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me not what you wish. I am afraid that somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

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    11I fear for you that my work for you may have been in vain.

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    16Paul’s Sufferings for Christ I say again, let no one think that I am a fool. But if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

    17What I am saying with this boastful confidence I do not say the way the Lord would. Instead it is, as it were, foolishness.

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    5For I consider myself not at all inferior to those“super-apostles.”

  • 2 Thess 2:2
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    2not to be easily shaken from your composure or disturbed by any kind of spirit or message or letter allegedly from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here.

  • 2 Thess 3:9
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    9It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

  • 2 Cor 13:3
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    3since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak toward you but is powerful among you.

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    1Preparing the Gift For it is not necessary for me to write you about this service to the saints,

  • 1 Cor 9:2
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    2If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, for you are the confirming sign of my apostleship in the Lord.

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    15But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing these things so that something will be done for me. In fact, it would be better for me to die than– no one will deprive me of my reason for boasting!

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    12We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may be able to answer those who take pride in outward appearance and not in what is in the heart.

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    10As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be stopped in the regions of Achaia.

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    9For this reason also I wrote you: to test you to see if you are obedient in everything.

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    14and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly.

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    13For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.

  • 2 Cor 11:30
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    30If I must boast, I will boast about the things that show my weakness.

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    14A Father’s Warning I am not writing these things to shame you, but to correct you as my dear children.

  • 2 Cor 11:12
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    12And what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may eliminate any opportunity for those who want a chance to be regarded as our equals in the things they boast about.

  • 2 Cor 12:10-11
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    10Therefore I am content with weaknesses, with insults, with troubles, with persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.

    11The Signs of an Apostle I have become a fool. You yourselves forced me to do it, for I should have been commended by you. For I lack nothing in comparison to those“super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

  • 2 Cor 10:16
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    16so that we may preach the gospel in the regions that lie beyond you, and not boast of work already done in another person’s area.

  • 2 Cor 2:3-4
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    3And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

    4For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you.

  • Gal 6:11
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    11Final Instructions and Benediction See what big letters I make as I write to you with my own hand!

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    9For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

  • Gal 1:10
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    10Am I now trying to gain the approval of people, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ!

  • 2 Cor 11:21
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    21(To my disgrace I must say that we were too weak for that!) But whatever anyone else dares to boast about(I am speaking foolishly), I also dare to boast about the same thing.

  • 2 Cor 7:12
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    12So then, even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong, or on account of the one who was wronged, but to reveal to you your eagerness on our behalf before God.

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    13Conclusion I have many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink.

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    18For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

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    15But I have written more boldly to you on some points so as to remind you, because of the grace given to me by God

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    11For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

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    14For if I have boasted to him about anything concerning you, I have not been embarrassed by you, but just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus about you has proved true as well.

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    4I say this so that no one will deceive you through arguments that sound reasonable.

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    3I do not say this to condemn you, for I told you before that you are in our hearts so that we die together and live together with you.

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    28and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation– a sign which is from God.