2 Corinthians 10:9
That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
That I may not seeme as if I would terrifie you by letters.
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- 1 Corinthians 4:19–21Rank 1 from verse 9
19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
20For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
21What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
19*But I wil come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will knowe, not the speach of them which are puffed vp, but the power.
20For the kingdome of God is not in word, but in power.
21What will ye? Shall I come vnto you with a rod, or in loue, and in the spirit of meekenesse?
- 1 Corinthians 4:5Rank 2 from verse 9
5Therefore judge nothing 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 of God.
5*Therefore iudge nothing before the time, vntill the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkenesse, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall euery man haue prayse of God.
- 2 Corinthians 10:10Rank 3 from verse 9
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2 Corinthians 10:9
To appear, be regarded, or be fitting.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
To frighten, alarm, or fill with terror.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Written messages or epistles. Sense 2: Characters of writing.
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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:
8For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority (which the Lord hath giuen vs 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.
9That I may not seeme as if I would terrifie you by letters.
Selected passage10For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
10For his letters (say they) are waighty and powerfull, but his bodily presence is weake, and his speach contemptible.