2 Corinthians 10:11

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“Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.”

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BSBPD

“Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Let such a one reckon this, that, what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“This one--let him reckon thus: that such as we are in word, through letters, being absent, such also, being present, <FI>we are<Fi> in deed.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Corinthians 10:11 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.
  2. 2 Corinthians 12:20For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
  3. 2 Corinthians 13:2I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,
  4. 2 Corinthians 13:10This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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