II Corinthians 10:9
“That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Corinthians 10:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
I say this so that it doesn't seem as if I am trying to overawe you by my letters.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
auf daß ich nicht scheine, als wolle ich euch durch die Briefe schrecken.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque no parezca como que os quiero espantar por cartas.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Para que não pareça que eu queira vos amedrontar por meio de cartas.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Eu não quero que pareça que estou vos aterrorizando com minhas cartas.
📖 II Corinthians 10:9 in Context
7Do 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.
8For 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:
9That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
10For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
11Let such an 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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