2 Corinthians coverChapter 10
Chapter 10

Paul's Ministry Defended

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Now I, Paul, appeal to you myself by the humility and gentleness of Christ, who {when I am present in person}[note: Literally "to the face"] [am] humble among you, but [when I][note: *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("am absent") which is understood as temporal] am absent am bold toward you--
now I ask [when I][note: *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("am present") which is understood as temporal] am present [that I will] not [need] to be bold with the confidence [with] which I propose to show boldness toward some who consider us as behaving according to the flesh.