2 Corinthians 10:10

New English Translation

because some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak and his speech is of no account.”

Cross References

Exodus 4:10

Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am not an eloquent man, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant, for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”

Jeremiah 1:6

I answered, “Oh, Lord God, I really do not know how to speak well enough for that, for I am too young.”

1 Corinthians 1:17

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel – and not with clever speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become useless.

1 Corinthians 1:21

For since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe by the foolishness of preaching.

2 Corinthians 10:1

Now I, Paul, appeal to you personally by the meekness and gentleness of Christ (I who am meek when present among you, but am full of courage toward you when away!) –

2 Corinthians 10:11

Let such a person consider this: What we say by letters when we are absent, we also are in actions when we are present.

2 Corinthians 10:9

I do not want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters,

2 Corinthians 11:21

(To my disgrace I must say that we were too weak for that!) But whatever anyone else dares to boast about (I am speaking foolishly), I also dare to boast about the same thing.

2 Corinthians 11:6

And even if I am unskilled in speaking, yet I am certainly not so in knowledge. Indeed, we have made this plain to you in everything in every way.

2 Corinthians 13:3

since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak toward you but is powerful among you.