2 Corinthians 13:10

Contemporary English Version 1995

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.

Cross References

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 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.

Titus 1:13

This surely is a true saying. And you should be hard on such people, so you can help them grow stronger in their faith.

2 Corinthians 13:8

All we can do is to follow the truth and not fight against it.

2 Corinthians 10:2

Some people have said we act like the people of this world. So when I arrive, I expect I will have to be firm and forceful in what I say to them. Please don't make me treat you that way.

1 Corinthians 4:21

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?

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.

2 Corinthians 6:6

But we have kept ourselves pure and have been understanding, patient, and kind. The Holy Spirit has been with us, and our love has been real.

2 Corinthians 10:4

or fight our battles with the weapons of this world. Instead, we use God's power that can destroy fortresses. We destroy arguments