Paul Defends His Authority

10 Now ^(A)I, Paul, myself ^(B)plead with you by the ^(C)gentleness and forbearance of Christ—I who ^(D)am humble when face-to-face with you, but courageous toward you when absent!

¹⁰ For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his ^[a]personal presence is ^(A)weak and ^(B)his ^[b]words contemptible.”