2 Corinthians 10:9
But that I may not be thought as it were to terrify you by epistles,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
In Context
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge not before the time; until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall every man have praise from God.
2 Corinthians 10:10(For his epistles indeed, say they, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible,)
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 10:8-12
The Apostle's Spiritual Authority. ( a. d. 57.) 7 Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's. 8 For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed: 9 That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters. 10 For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but… Read the whole commentary →