2 Corinthians 13:10

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

So I write these things while I am away from you, so that when I come I may not have to be severe in using the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:21

What would you prefer? Am I to come to you with a stick or with love in a spirit of gentleness?

1 Corinthians 5:4

in the name of the Lord Jesus on the man who has done such a thing. When you are assembled and my spirit is present with the power of our Lord Jesus,

2 Corinthians 10:2

I ask that when I am present I need not show boldness by daring to oppose those who think we are acting according to human standards.

2 Corinthians 10:4

for the weapons of our warfare are not merely human, but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments

2 Corinthians 10:8

Now, even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of it.

2 Corinthians 13:2

I warned those who sinned previously 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 suffer grief from those who should have made me rejoice, for I am confident about all of you, that my joy would be the joy of all of you.

2 Corinthians 6:6

in purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love,

Titus 1:13

That testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply, so that they may become sound in the faith,