1 Corinthians 4:21
New King James Version
21 What do you want? (A)Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?
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1 Corinthians 4:21
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21 What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline,(A) or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?
2 Corinthians 13:2
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2 (A)I have told you before, and foretell as if I were present the second time, and now being absent [a]I write to those (B)who have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again (C)I will not spare—
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- 2 Corinthians 13:2 NU omits I write
2 Corinthians 13:2
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2 I already gave you a warning when I was with you the second time. I now repeat it while absent:(A) On my return I will not spare(B) those who sinned earlier(C) or any of the others,
1 Thessalonians 2:7
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7 But (A)we were gentle among you, just as a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
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1 Thessalonians 2:7
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7 Instead, we were like young children[a] among you.
Just as a nursing mother cares for her children,(A)
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Some manuscripts were gentle
2 Corinthians 13:10
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10 (A)Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the (B)authority which the Lord has given me for edification and not for destruction.
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2 Corinthians 13:10
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10 This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh(A) in my use of authority—the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.(B)
2 Corinthians 12:20-21
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20 For I fear lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that (A)I shall be found by you such as you do not wish; lest there be contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults; 21 lest, when I come again, my God (B)will humble me among you, and I shall mourn for many (C)who have sinned before and have not repented of the uncleanness, (D)fornication, and lewdness which they have practiced.
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2 Corinthians 12:20-21
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20 For I am afraid that when I come(A) I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be.(B) I fear that there may be discord,(C) jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition,(D) slander,(E) gossip,(F) arrogance(G) and disorder.(H) 21 I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved(I) over many who have sinned earlier(J) and have not repented of the impurity, sexual sin and debauchery(K) in which they have indulged.
2 Corinthians 2:3
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Forgive the Offender
3 And I wrote this very thing to you, lest, when I came, (A)I should have sorrow over those from whom I ought to have joy, (B)having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all.
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2 Corinthians 2:3
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3 I wrote as I did,(A) so that when I came I would not be distressed(B) by those who should have made me rejoice. I had confidence(C) in all of you, that you would all share my joy.
2 Corinthians 1:23
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23 Moreover (A)I call God as witness against my soul, (B)that to spare you I came no more to Corinth.
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2 Corinthians 1:23
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23 I call God as my witness(A)—and I stake my life on it—that it was in order to spare you(B) that I did not return to Corinth.
James 3:17
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17 But (A)the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, (B)without partiality (C)and without hypocrisy.
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James 3:17
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17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven(A) is first of all pure; then peace-loving,(B) considerate, submissive, full of mercy(C) and good fruit, impartial and sincere.(D)
2 Corinthians 10:6
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6 (A)and being ready to punish all disobedience when (B)your obedience is fulfilled.
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2 Corinthians 10:6
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6 And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.(A)
2 Corinthians 10:1-2
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The Spiritual War
10 Now (A)I, Paul, myself am pleading with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—(B)who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you. 2 But I beg you (C)that when I am present I may not be bold with that confidence by which I intend to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
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2 Corinthians 10:1-2
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Paul’s Defense of His Ministry
10 By the humility and gentleness(A) of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul,(B) who am “timid” when face to face with you, but “bold” toward you when away! 2 I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold(C) as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world.(D)
2 Corinthians 2:1
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Paul Urges Forgiveness
2 But I determined this within myself, (A)that I would not come again to you in sorrow.
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2 Corinthians 2:1
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2 1 So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you.(A)
2 Corinthians 10:8
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8 For even if I should boast somewhat more (A)about our authority, which the Lord gave [a]us for [b]edification and not for your destruction, (B)I shall not be ashamed—
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- 2 Corinthians 10:8 NU omits us
- 2 Corinthians 10:8 building up
2 Corinthians 10:8
New International Version
8 So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us(A) for building you up rather than tearing you down,(B) I will not be ashamed of it.
2 Corinthians 3:10
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10 For even what was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels.
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2 Corinthians 3:10
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10 For what was glorious has no glory now in comparison with the surpassing glory.
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