Key Verse Spotlight
2 Corinthians 10:1 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence {am} base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: {in presence: or, in outward appearance}”
2 Corinthians 10:1
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence {am} base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: {in presence: or, in outward appearance}
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. {think: or, reckon}
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
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