2 Corinthians 13:10 - The Scriptures 2009

For this reason I write this in my absence, so that, being present I should not use sharpness, according to the authority which the Master has given me for upbuilding and not for overthrowing.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

So I write these things while I am absent from you, that when I come to you, I may not have to deal sharply in my use of the authority which the Lord has given me [to be employed, however] for building [you] up and not for tearing [you] down.

American Standard Version (1901)

For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not when present deal sharply, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for casting down.

Common English Bible

This is why I’m writing these things while I’m away. I’m writing so that I won’t need to act harshly when I’m with you by using the authority that the Lord gave me. He gave it to me so that I could build you up, not tear you down.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Therefore, I write these things while absent, so that, when present, I may not have to act more harshly, according to the authority which the Lord has given to me, for edification and not for destruction.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Therefore I write these things, being absent, that, being present, I may not deal more severely, according to the power which the Lord hath given me unto edification, and not unto destruction.

2 Corinthians 13:10 Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:21

What do you wish? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of meekness?

1 Corinthians 5:4

In the Name of our Master יהושע Messiah, when you are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Master יהושע Messiah,

2 Corinthians 10:2

But I pray, that when I am present, I might not be bold with that bravery by which I think to be bold against some who reckon us as if we walked according to the flesh.

2 Corinthians 10:4

For the weapons we fight with are not fleshly but mighty in Elohim for overthrowing strongholds,

2 Corinthians 10:8

For even if I should boast somewhat more about our authority, which the Master gave us for building up, and not for overthrowing you, I shall not be put to shame,

2 Corinthians 13:2

I have previously said, and I say beforehand, as being present the second time, and now being absent I write to those who have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again I shall not spare,

2 Corinthians 13:8

For we have no power at all against the truth, but for the truth.

2 Corinthians 2:3

And I wrote to you as I did, so that having come, I might not have sadness over those from whom I should have joy, trusting in you all that my joy is that of you all.

2 Corinthians 6:6

in cleanness, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Set-apart Spirit, in love unfeigned,

Titus 1:13

This witness is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, in order for them to be sound in the belief,