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2 Corinthians 13:10
“For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not deal sharply when present, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for tearing down.”
Verse in context — 2 Corinthians 13
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For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
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For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. And this we also pray for, even your perfecting.
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For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not deal sharply when present, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for tearing down.
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Finally, brothers, rejoice. Be perfected, be comforted, be of the same mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
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Greet one another with a holy kiss.
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Paul’s defense of his ministry and encouragement in hardship.
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