Verse 9
2 Corinthians 10:9
Literal Standard Version
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that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,
Original Language Text
greek
ἵνα μὴ δόξω ὡς ἂν ἐκφοβεῖν ὑμᾶς διὰ τῶν ἐπιστολῶν·
English Translation
so that I would not appear as if I were frightening you through the letters.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 10 Context
1
And I, Paul, myself, call on you—through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ—who in presence a...
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and I implore you, that, being present, I may not have courage, with the confidence with which I rec...
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3
for walking in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh,
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for the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but powerful to God (Elohim) for bringing down of st...
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5
bringing down reasonings, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God (Elohim), and...
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6
and being in readiness to avenge every disobedience whenever your obedience may be fulfilled.
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7
You see the outward appearance. If anyone has trusted in himself to be Christ’s, let him reckon this...
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8
for even if I will also boast anything more abundantly concerning our authority, that the LORD gave...
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9
that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,
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“because the letters indeed,” says one, “are weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and t...
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11
This one—let him reckon thus: that such as we are in word, through letters, being absent, such also,...
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12
For we do not make bold to rank or to compare ourselves with certain of those commending themselves,...
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13
and we will not boast ourselves in regard to the unmeasured things, but after the measure of the lin...
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14
for we do not stretch ourselves too much, as not reaching to you, for even to you we came in the goo...
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15
not boasting of the things not measured, in other men’s labors, and having hope—your faith increasin...
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16
to proclaim good news in the places beyond you, not in another’s line in regard to the things made r...
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17
and he who is boasting—let him boast in the LORD;
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18
for he who is commending himself is not approved, but he whom the LORD commends.
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