1 Corinthians 4:21

Contemporary English Version 1995

What do you want me to do when I arrive? Do you want me to be hard on you or to be kind and gentle?

Cross References

2 Corinthians 13:2

During my second visit I warned you that I would punish you and anyone else who doesn't stop sinning. I am far away from you now, but I give you the same warning.

1 Thessalonians 2:7

But as apostles, we could have demanded help from you. After all, Christ is the one who sent us. We chose to be like children or like a mother nursing her baby.

2 Corinthians 13:10

I am writing these things to you before I arrive. This way I won't have to be hard on you when I use the authority the Lord has given me. I was given this authority, so I could help you and not destroy you.

2 Corinthians 2:3

The reason I want to be happy is to make you happy. I wrote as I did because I didn't want to visit you and be made to feel bad, when you should make me feel happy.

2 Corinthians 1:23

God is my witness that I stayed away from Corinth, just to keep from being hard on you.

James 3:17

But the wisdom that comes from above leads us to be pure, friendly, gentle, sensible, kind, helpful, genuine, and sincere.

2 Corinthians 10:6

And when you completely obey him, we will punish anyone who refuses to obey.

2 Corinthians 2:1

I have decided not to make my next visit with you so painful.

2 Corinthians 10:8

Maybe I brag a little too much about the authority that the Lord gave me to help you and not to hurt you. Yet I am not embarrassed to brag.

2 Corinthians 3:10

In fact, the new agreement is so wonderful that the Law is no longer glorious at all.

1 Corinthians 5:5

You must then hand that man over to Satan. His body will be destroyed, but his spirit will be saved when the Lord Jesus returns.

1 Corinthians 4:18

Some of you think I am not coming for a visit, and so you are bragging.

2 Corinthians 12:18

I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent another follower with him. But Titus didn't cheat you, and we felt and behaved the same way he did.

Galatians 6:1

My friends, you are spiritual. So if someone is trapped in sin, you should gently lead that person back to the right path. But watch out, and don't be tempted yourself.