2 Corinthians 10:8

6 And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.

7 You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.

For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.

9 I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.

10 For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
KJV
For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:
WEB
For even if I boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for casting you down, I will not be ashamed,
ASV
For though I should glory somewhat abundantly concerning our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down), I shall not be put to shame:
DARBY
For and if I should boast even somewhat more abundantly of our authority, which the Lord has given [to us] for building up and not for your overthrowing, I shall not be put to shame;
BLB
For even if I should boast somewhat more abundantly concerning our authority, which the Lord gave [us] for building up and not for tearing you⁺ down, I will not be ashamed,
ÅB
For selv om jeg gjerne vil rose meg mer av autoriteten vår, som Herren har gitt oss til å bygge dere opp og ikke til å bryte ned, så ønsker jeg ikke å bli til skamme,
OTB
Selv om jeg skryter noe fritt om den autoriteten Herren ga oss for å bygge dere opp i stedet for å rive dere ned, vil jeg ikke skamme meg over det,
B1930
For om jeg enn vil rose mig noget mere av vår makt, som Herren har gitt oss til å opbygge eder og ikke til å nedbryte, så vil jeg ikke bli til skamme,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 13:10

    This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.

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  • 2 Timothy 1:12

    For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.

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  • Galatians 1:1

    Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—

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  • 2 Corinthians 13:8

    For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.

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  • 2 Corinthians 1:24

    Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.

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  • 2 Corinthians 12:6

    Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,

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  • 2 Corinthians 13:2–3

    I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,

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  • 2 Corinthians 7:14

    Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.

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