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"I do not want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters,"
— 2 Corinthians 10:9, NET Bible
“That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.”
“that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters. ”
“that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.”
“But that I may not be thought as it were to terrify you by epistles,”
“That I may not seem to have the desire of causing you fear by my letters.”
“That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.”
We are also ready to punish every act of disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete.
You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should reflect on this again: Just as he himself belongs to Christ, so too do we.
For 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.
I do not want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters,
because some say,“His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak and his speech is of no account.”
Let such a person consider this: What we say by letters when we are absent, we also are in actions when we are present.
Paul’s Mission For we would not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who recommend themselves. But when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are without understanding.