Verse 10
2 Corinthians 13:10
Noah Webster Bible
10
Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
Original Language Text
greek
διὰ τοῦτο ταῦτα ἀπὼν γράφω, ἵνα παρὼν μὴ ἀποτόμως χρήσωμαι κατὰ τὴν ἐξουσίαν ἣν ⸂ὁ κύριος ἔδωκέν μοι⸃, εἰς οἰκοδομὴν καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν.
English Translation
For this reason, being absent, I write these things, so that being present I may not have to deal sharply according to the authority which the Lord has given me, for building up and not for tearing down.
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Chapter 13 Context
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
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9
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10
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12
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13
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14
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