2 Corinthians 13:10
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10That’s why I write these things before I come to you. Then when I do come, I won’t have to be hard on you when I use my authority.
The Lord gave me the authority to build you up. He didn’t give it to me to tear you down.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come I may not have to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh in my use of authority—the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
This is why I am writing these things while absent, so that when I am there I may not have to deal harshly with you, in keeping with the authority the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.
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NLTNew Living Translation
I am writing this to you before I come, hoping that I won’t need to deal severely with you when I do come. For I want to use the authority the Lord has given me to strengthen you, not to tear you down.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Because of this, I am writing these things although I am absent, in order that when I am present I may not have to act severely according to the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
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