2 Corinthians 10:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.”
2 Corinthians 10:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Corinthians 10:9 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 2 Corinthians 10:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
2 Corinthians 10:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.”
2 Corinthians 10:9 — World English Bible
2 Corinthians 10:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.”
2 Corinthians 10:9 — American Standard Version
2 Corinthians 10:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,”
2 Corinthians 10:9 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Corinthians 10:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that I may not seem as if I was frightening you by letters:”
2 Corinthians 10:9 — Darby Translation
2 Corinthians 10:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“This I say, that I may not seeme as it were to feare you with letters.”
2 Corinthians 10:9 — Geneva Bible
2 Corinthians 10:9 in Context — 2 Corinthians 10
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 his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
11 Let 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.
What Does 2 Corinthians 10:9 Mean?
2 Corinthians 10:9 is a verse from the Book of 2 Corinthians, part of the New Testament. It appears in 2 Corinthians chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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