2 Corinthians 10:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.”
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“I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.”
King James Version · Public Domain“yea, I beseech you, that I may not when present show courage with the confidence wherewith I count to be bold against some, who count of us as if we walked according to the flesh.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and I beseech <FI>you<Fi> , that, being present, I may not have courage, with the confidence with which I reckon to be bold against certain reckoning us as walking according to the flesh;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Corinthians 10:2 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Romans 8:1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
- Romans 8:5Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 4:18Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.
- 2 Corinthians 11:9And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.
- 2 Corinthians 12:13In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
- 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,
- 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.
- Galatians 5:16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
- Ephesians 2:2in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
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