2 Corinthians 10:6-8

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

⁶and being ready to punish^[a] all disobedience^[b], when your obedience is fulfilled^[c].

If I Boast In My Authority In Christ, I Will Not Be Put To Shame

⁷You are^[d] looking at things according to appearance. If someone^[e] is confident in himself that he is Christ’s^[f], let him consider this again in himself: that just as he is Christ’s, so also are we. ⁸For if I should boast anything more about our authority, which the Lord gave for building-up and not for tearing you down, I shall not be put-to-shame—

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Footnotes

2 Corinthians 10:6 Or, avenge.
2 Corinthians 10:6 Or, every refusal-to-listen.
2 Corinthians 10:6 After the full obedience of the majority, Paul will punish those remaining disobedient.
2 Corinthians 10:7 You are... appearance. This sentence can be rendered in several ways, all implying ‘Look deeper!’
2 Corinthians 10:7 That is, one of the ‘some’ in v 2.
2 Corinthians 10:7 That is, belongs to Christ; or, is Christ’s servant.

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