(A)For I indeed, as absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged (as though I were present) him who has so done this deed.

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For (A)though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing [a]to see (B)your good order and the (C)steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:5 Lit. and seeing

Longing to See Them

17 But we, brethren, having been taken away from you for a short time (A)in presence, not in heart, endeavored more eagerly to see your face with great desire.

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(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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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 13:2 NU omits I write

11 Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such we will also be in deed when we are present.

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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.

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