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2 Corinthians 10:9

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.

8 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.

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.”

11 Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.

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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
I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.
KJV
That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
WEB
that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.
ASV
that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.
DARBY
that I may not seem as if I was frightening you by letters:
BLB
so that I might not seem as if to frighten you⁺ through the letters.
ÅB
for at jeg ikke skal synes slik som å ville skremme dere med mine brev.
OTB
slik at jeg ikke skal virke som om jeg prøver å skremme dere med mine brev.
B1930
forat jeg ikke skal synes likesom å ville skremme eder med mine brev.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 4:19–21

    But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.

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  • 2 Corinthians 10:10

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

    Read in context

  • 1 Corinthians 4:5

    Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.

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