2 Corinthians 10:9
This I say, that I may not seeme as it were to feare you with letters.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 iudge nothing before the time, vntill the Lord come, who will lighten things that are hid in darkenesse, and make the counsels of the hearts manifest: and then shall euery man haue praise of God.
2 Corinthians 10:10For the letters, sayeth hee, are sore and strong, but his bodily presence is weake, and his speache is of no value.
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 →