This I say, that I may not seem as it were to fear you with letters.

10 For the letters, saith [a]he, are sore and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is of no value.

11 Let such one think this, that such as we are in word by letters, when we are absent, such will we be also in deed, when we are present.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 10:10 He noteth out someone that was the seeds man of this speech.

I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters. 10 For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive(A) and his speaking amounts to nothing.”(B) 11 Such people should realize that what we are in our letters when we are absent, we will be in our actions when we are present.

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