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2 Corinthians 10:2

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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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
δέομαιdeomaiI implore [you]G1189 →
δὲdenowG1161 →
τὸtothatG3588 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
παρὼνparōnbeing presentG3918 →
θαρρῆσαιtharrēsaito be boldG2292 →
τῇtēawith theG3588 →
πεποιθήσειpepoithēseiconfidenceG4006 →
ᾗhēwith whichG3739 →
λογίζομαιlogizomaiI reckonG3049 →
τολμῆσαιtolmēsaito be daringG5111 →
ἐπίepitowardG1909 →
τιναςtinassomeG5100 →
τοὺςtousthoseG3588 →
λογιζομένουςlogizomenousreckoningG3049 →
ἡμᾶςhēmasusG3165 →
ὡςhōsasG5613 →
κατὰkataaccording toG2596 →
σάρκαsarkafleshG4561 →
περιπατοῦντας.peripatountaswalking.G4043 →

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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.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,Galatians 5:16–25So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.Ephesians 2:2–3in 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.2 Corinthians 12:13–20In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!1 Corinthians 4:18–21Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.Galatians 5:10I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.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.2 Corinthians 11:9–13And 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 1:23I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.2 Corinthians 10:1Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.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.

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