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2 Corinthians 10:10-12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Corinthians 10:10-12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 For someone will say, “His letters are severe and forceful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.”(A) 11 Such a person must understand that what we are in word through letters when absent, that we also are in action when present.(B)
12 [a]Not that we dare to class or compare ourselves with some of those who recommend themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding.(C)
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- 10:12–18 Paul now qualifies his claim to boldness, indicating its limits. He distinguishes his own behavior from that of others, revealing those “others” as they appear to him: as self-recommending, immoderately boastful, encroaching on territory not assigned to them, and claiming credit not due to them.
2 Corinthians 10:10-12
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2 Corinthians 10:10-12
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10 For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive(A) and his speaking amounts to nothing.”(B) 11 Such people should realize that what we are in our letters when we are absent, we will be in our actions when we are present.
12 We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves.(C) When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise.
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