2 Corinthians 13:10
“Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should vse sharpnesse, according to the power which the Lord hath giuen me to edification, and not to destruction.”
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2 Corinthians 13:10 Context
8For wee can doe nothing against the trueth, but for the trueth. 9For wee are glad when wee are weake, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, euen your perfection. 10Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should vse sharpnesse, according to the power which the Lord hath giuen me to edification, and not to destruction. 11Finally, brethren, farewell: Bee perfect, bee of good comfort, bee of one minde, liue in peace, and the God of loue and peace shalbe with you. 12Greet one another with an holy kisse.
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Bible Verses like 2 Corinthians 13:10 | View 1611 Bible Scan
Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
- King James Version
For this reason I am writing these things while absent, so that when present I {need} not use severity, in accordance with the authority which the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.
- New American Standard Version (1995)