2 Corinthians 10:1

The Text-Critical English New Testament

Now I, Paul, myself appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when with you face to face, but bold toward you when absent!

Cross References

Matthew 11:29

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Matthew 21:5

“Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, yoʋr king is coming to yoʋ, humble and mounted on a donkey, and a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’ ”

Acts 8:32

This is the passage of Scripture that he was reading: “Like a sheep he was led to slaughter, and like a lamb is silent before its shearer, so he did not open his mouth.

Romans 10:20

And Isaiah is even bold enough to say, “I was found by those who were not seeking me; I became known to those who were not asking for me.”

Romans 12:1

I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God, your reasonable religious service.

Romans 15:15

But I have written to you rather boldly in part, brothers, by way of reminder, because of the grace that was given to me by God

1 Corinthians 2:3

I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are fools for the sake of Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are esteemed, but we are dishonored.

1 Corinthians 4:21

What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love and a spirit of gentleness?

2 Corinthians 10:10

For, “His letters,” they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech amounts to nothing.”

2 Corinthians 10:2

I ask that when I am present I need not show boldness by daring to oppose those who think that we walk according to the flesh.

2 Corinthians 10:7

Are you looking only at outward appearances? If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that just as he belongs to Christ, so we also belong to Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:21

To my shame I admit that we were too weak for that! But whatever anyone else dares to boast about—I am speaking like a fool—I also dare to boast about.

2 Corinthians 11:30

If I must boast, I will boast about the things that show my weakness.

2 Corinthians 12:5

I will boast on behalf of that man, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except about my weaknesses.

2 Corinthians 3:12

Therefore, since we have such a hope, we act with great boldness.

2 Corinthians 5:20

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us. We plead on Christ's behalf: “Be reconciled to God.”

2 Corinthians 6:1

As God's fellow workers, we urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

2 Corinthians 7:4

Great is my boldness toward you; great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort; I am overflowing with joy in all our affliction.

Galatians 4:13

But you know that it was because of a physical infirmity that I preached the gospel to you the first time.

Galatians 5:2

Behold, I, Paul, say to you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.

Ephesians 3:1

For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles, bow my knees in prayer.

Ephesians 4:1

Therefore I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received,

Philippians 4:5

Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.

Colossians 1:23

if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, without shifting away from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has been preached in all creation under heaven, and of this gospel I, Paul, have become a servant.

2 Thessalonians 3:17

I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the distinguishing mark in all my letters; it is the way I write.

Philemon 1:19

I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention that yoʋ owe me yoʋr very own life).

Philemon 1:9

I would rather appeal to yoʋ on the basis of love. I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner for Jesus Christ,

1 Peter 2:11

Beloved, I urge you as strangers and sojourners to abstain from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul,

Revelation 1:9

I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation, kingdom, and endurance that are in Christ Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.