I askthat when I am presentI [need] not be boldwith the confidencewith whichI proposeto be courageousagainstsome,who regardus as ifwe walkedaccordingto the flesh.
Thereforethere is nownocondemnationfor thosewho are in ChristJesus.
sothat the requirementof the Lawmight be fulfilledin us, who do not walkaccordingto the fleshbut accordingto the Spirit.
For thosewho are accordingto the fleshset their mindson the things of the flesh,but thosewho are accordingto the Spirit,the things of the Spirit.
Therefore,I was not vacillatingwhen I intendedto do this,was I? OrwhatI purpose,do I purposeaccordingto the flesh,sothat with me there will be yes,yesand no,no[at the same time]?
To [my] shameI [must] saythat we have been weak[by comparison]. But in whateverrespect anyone[else] is bold--I speakin foolishness--I amjustas boldmyself.
For thisreasonI am writingthese thingswhile absent,sothat when presentI [need] not useseverity,in accordancewith the authoritywhichthe Lordgaveme for buildingup and not for tearing down.
I have previously saidwhenpresentthe second time,and though nowabsentI say in advanceto thosewho have sinned in the pastand to allthe rest[as well], that ifI comeagainI will not spare[anyone],
