2 Corinthians 13:10

New American Bible - revised edition

I am writing this while I am away, so that when I come I may not have to be severe in virtue of the authority that the Lord has given me to build up and not to tear down.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:21

Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love and a gentle spirit?

1 Corinthians 5:4

in the name of [our] Lord Jesus: when you have gathered together and I am with you in spirit with the power of the Lord Jesus,

2 Corinthians 10:2

I beg you that, when present, I may not have to be brave with that confidence with which I intend to act boldly against some who consider us as acting according to the flesh.

2 Corinthians 10:4

for the weapons of our battle are not of flesh but are enormously powerful, capable of destroying fortresses. We destroy arguments

2 Corinthians 10:8

And even if I should boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I shall not be put to shame.

2 Corinthians 13:2

I warned those who sinned earlier and all the others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did when present on my second visit, that if I come again I will not be lenient,

2 Corinthians 13:8

For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.

2 Corinthians 2:3

And I wrote as I did so that when I came I might not be pained by those in whom I should have rejoiced, confident about all of you that my joy is that of all of you.

2 Corinthians 6:6

by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, in a holy spirit, in unfeigned love,

Titus 1:13

That testimony is true. Therefore, admonish them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith,