And we are ready[a] to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is completed.

You are looking at things according to appearance. If anyone is convinced he himself is Christ’s, he should consider this concerning himself again: that just as Christ himself is, so also are we. For even if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down[b], I will not be put to shame,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 10:6 Literally “having with ready”
  2. 2 Corinthians 10:8 Literally “for building up and not for tearing down of you”