2 Corinthians 13:10

Modern English Version

Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should be sharp, according to the authority which the Lord has given me for edification and not for destruction.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:21

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

1 Corinthians 5:4

in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. When you are assembled, along with my spirit, in the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

2 Corinthians 10:2

I beg you that when I am present, I might not have to be bold with that confidence by which I intend to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

2 Corinthians 10:4

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the pulling down of strongholds,

2 Corinthians 10:8

For even if I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord has given us for edification and not for your destruction, I shall not be ashamed,

2 Corinthians 13:2

I told you before, and foretell as if I were present the second time. And being absent now, I write to those who have sinned before, and to all the others, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone,

2 Corinthians 13:8

For we can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth.

2 Corinthians 2:3

I wrote concerning this matter to you, so that when I came, I would not be grieved by those in whom I ought to rejoice, having confidence in you all, that my joy is your joy.

2 Corinthians 6:6

by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by genuine love,

Titus 1:13

This witness is true. So rebuke them sharply that they may be sound in the faith,