For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:

That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.

10 For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

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For even if I should boast somewhat more (A)about our authority, which the Lord gave [a]us for [b]edification and not for your destruction, (B)I shall not be ashamed— lest I seem to terrify you by letters. 10 “For his letters,” they say, “are weighty and powerful, but (C)his bodily presence is weak, and his (D)speech contemptible.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 10:8 NU omits us
  2. 2 Corinthians 10:8 building up