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And when you have become completely obedient, then we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience.

You are looking at the surface of things. If anyone is convinced that he belongs to the Messiah, he should remind himself that we belong to the Messiah as much as he does. For even if I boast a little too much about the authority the Lord has given us — authority to build you up, not tear you down — I am not ashamed.

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And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.(A)

You are judging by appearances.[a](B) If anyone is confident that they belong to Christ,(C) they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do.(D) So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us(E) for building you up rather than tearing you down,(F) I will not be ashamed of it.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 10:7 Or Look at the obvious facts