2 Corinthians 10:8
Yea, and if I should boast somewhat more highly of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for your edification, and not for your destruction, I shall not be ashamed;
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
9that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
Cross References
2 Corinthians 1:24not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow-helpers of your joy; for by faith ye stand.
2 Corinthians 12:6For though I should be disposed to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I shall speak truth: but I desist, lest any man think of me above what he seeth me to be, or what he heareth of me.
2 Corinthians 13:8For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Galatians 1:1PAUL the apostle (not sent from men, nor by man, but by Jesus Christ, and our Father who raised him from the dead),
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 →