2 Corinthians 10:10

For the pistles (sayth he) are sore and stronge: but his bodyly presence is weake and his speache rude.

Tyndale New Testament

In The King James Version

For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

In Context

9This saye I lest I shuld seme as though I went about to make you a frayde with letters.

11Let him that is soche thynke on this wyse that as we are in wordes by letters when we are absent soche are we in dedes when we are present.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 1:21For when the worlde thorow wysdome knew not God in the wysdome of God: it pleased God thorow folisshnes of preachinge to save them that beleve.

2 Corinthians 10:1I Paule my silfe beseche you by the mekenes and softnes of Christ which when I am present amonge you am of no reputacion but am bolde towarde you beinge absent.

2 Corinthians 11:6Though I be rude in speakynge yet I am not so in knowledge. How be it amonge you we are knowen to the vtmost what we are in all thynges.

Galatians 4:13Ye knowe how thorow infirmite of the flesshe I preached the gospell vnto you at the fyrst.

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 →

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