⁹ lest I seem to terrify you by letters.

¹⁰ “For his letters,” they say, “are weighty and powerful, but ^(A)his bodily presence is weak, and his ^(B)speech contemptible.”

^19 (A)But I will come to you shortly, ^(B)if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power. ²⁰ For ^(C)the kingdom of God is not in word but in ^(D)power. ²¹ What do you want? ^(E)Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?

^5 (A)Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to ^(B)light the hidden things of darkness and ^(C)reveal the ^[a]counsels of the hearts. ^(D)Then each one’s praise will come from God.