2 Corinthians 10:9
“That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.”
2 Corinthians 10:9 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- But that I may not be thought as it were to terrify you by epistles,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.
- DARBYDarby
- that I may not seem as if I was frightening you by letters:
- WEBThe World English Bible
- that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- I do not want it to seem like I am trying to terrify you with my letters.
Context: 2 Corinthians 10
7Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.
8For 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:
9That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
10For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
11Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.
About 2 Corinthians 10: Paul's Defense of His Ministry
Paul defends his apostleship and the authority of his message.
Commentary
In 2 Corinthians 10, Paul addresses the issue of false apostles who have been spreading lies about him and his ministry. He begins by reminding the Corinthians of his authority as an apostle of Christ, and that he is not afraid to use it to confront those who are spreading lies. He then goes on to explain that his authority is not based on physical strength, but on the power of God. He encourages the Corinthians to stand firm in their faith and not be swayed by the false apostles.