2 Corinthians 10:9
World English Bible (WEB)
that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.
In context
7 Do you look at things only as they appear in front of your face? If anyone trusts in himself that he is Christ’s, let him consider this again with himself, that even as he is Christ’s, so we also are Christ’s.
8 For even if I boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for casting you down, I will not be ashamed,
9 that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.
10 For, “His letters”, they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised.”
11 Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present.
2 Corinthians 10:9 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.
- KJV King James Version
- That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.
- ASV American Standard Version
- that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,
- DBY Darby Translation
- that I may not seem as if I was frightening you by letters:
- WBS Webster Bible
- That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.