2 Corinthians 10:8

New Century Version

It is true that we brag freely about the authority the Lord gave us. But this authority is to build you up, not to tear you down. So I will not be ashamed.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 1:24

We are not trying to control your faith. You are strong in faith. But we are workers with you for your own joy.

2 Corinthians 10:4

We fight with weapons that are different from those the world uses. Our weapons have power from God that can destroy the enemy’s strong places. We destroy people’s arguments

2 Corinthians 10:9

I do not want you to think I am trying to scare you with my letters.

2 Corinthians 12:19

Do you think we have been defending ourselves to you all this time? We have been speaking in Christ and before God. You are our dear friends, and everything we do is to make you stronger.

2 Corinthians 12:6

But if I wanted to brag about myself, I would not be a fool, because I would be telling the truth. But I will not brag about myself. I do not want people to think more of me than what they see me do or hear me say.

2 Corinthians 13:10

I am writing this while I am away from you so that when I come I will not have to be harsh in my use of authority. The Lord gave me this authority to build you up, not to tear you down.

2 Corinthians 13:8

We cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.

2 Corinthians 7:14

I bragged to Titus about you, and you showed that I was right. Everything we said to you was true, and you have proved that what we bragged about to Titus is true.

2 Corinthians 7:4

I feel very sure of you and am very proud of you. You give me much comfort, and in all of our troubles I have great joy.

Galatians 1:1

From Paul, an apostle. I was not chosen to be an apostle by human beings, nor was I sent from human beings. I was made an apostle through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Jesus from the dead.

2 Timothy 1:12

I am suffering now because I tell the Good News, but I am not ashamed, because I know Jesus, the One in whom I have believed. And I am sure he is able to protect what he has trusted me with until that day.