2 Corinthians 10:1

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2 Corinthians 10:1

Now I appeal to you in person, by the gentleness and fairness of Christ, I, Paul, who am so "condescending when face to face with you, but so courageous toward you when far away!"

Matthew 11:29

Put on my yoke, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls,

2 Corinthians 10:10

For they say, "His letters are impressive and forceful, but his physical personality is unimpressive, and his delivery is perfectly contemptible."

I beg you, therefore, brothers, through these mercies God has shown you, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies as a living sacrifice, devoted and well-pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service.

Galatians 5:2

Here is what I am saying to you: If you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ can do you no good.

1 Corinthians 2:3

Yes, as for myself, it was in weakness and fear and great trembling that I came to you,

Matthew 12:19-20

He will not debate, nor challenge anyone; His voice will no one hear in the streets;

Matthew 21:5

"Tell the daughter of Zion, your King is now coming to you, gentle, and riding on a donkey, yea, on the colt of a beast of burden."

Acts 8:32

Now this was the passage of Scripture that he was reading: "Like a sheep He was led away to be slaughtered, and just as a lamb is dumb before its shearer, so He does not open His mouth.

Romans 10:20

Then Isaiah was bold enough to say: "I have been found by a people who were not searching for me; I have made known myself to people who were not asking to know me."

Romans 15:15

And yet, to refresh your memories, I have written you rather freely on some details, because of the unmerited favor shown me by God

1 Corinthians 4:10

For we have become a spectacle to the universe, to angels as well as men. For Christ's sake we are held as fools, while you through union with Christ are men of wisdom. We are weak; you are strong. You are held in honor; we in dishonor.

1 Corinthians 16:21-22

The final greeting is mine -- Paul's -- with my own hand.

2 Corinthians 3:12

So, as I have such a hope, I speak with the greatest boldness,

2 Corinthians 5:20

So I am an envoy to represent Christ, because it is through me that God is making His appeal. As one representing Christ I beg you, be reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians 6:1

As God's fellow-worker I beg you too not to accept God's favor and throw it away.

2 Corinthians 7:4

I have the greatest confidence in you; I speak most highly of you. I am fully comforted; in the face of all my sorrow my cup is running over with joy.

2 Corinthians 10:2

I beg you not to make me too courageous in that confidence in which I think to take a daring stand against some people who try to think that I am acting from the lowest human motives.

2 Corinthians 10:7

You look at me and measure me by outward appearances. If anyone is confident in himself that he belongs to Christ, let him have another thought about himself, that just as he belongs to Christ, so do I.

2 Corinthians 11:21

I am ashamed to say that I was, as it were, so weak in the matter. And yet in whatever respect anyone else is daring to boast -- I am talking like a fool -- I too will dare to boast.

2 Corinthians 11:30

If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness!

2 Corinthians 12:5

On behalf of this man with such an experience I will boast, but on behalf of myself personally I will boast only about my weaknesses.

2 Corinthians 12:7-9

So, to keep me from being over-elated, there was sent upon me a physical disease, sharp as a piercing stake, a messenger of Satan, to continue afflicting me, and so to keep me, I repeat, from being over-elated.

2 Corinthians 13:2-4

I have already warned those who formerly committed shocking sins, and all the rest, and though so far away I warn them now, as I did on my second visit, that if I come back I will not spare them,

Galatians 4:13

And yet you know that it was because of an illness of mine that I preached the good news to you the first time,

Ephesians 4:1

So I, a prisoner for the Lord's sake, entreat you to live lives worthy of the call you have received,

2 Thessalonians 3:17

This greeting is in my own hand, Paul's; it is the mark in every letter of mine. This is my handwriting.

1 Peter 2:11

Dearly beloved, I beg you as aliens and exiles to keep on abstaining from the evil desires of your lower nature, because they are always at war with the soul.

1 Peter 2:22-23

He never committed a sin, and deceit was never found on His lips.

Revelation 1:9

I, John, your brother and companion with you in the trouble, the kingdom, and the patient endurance which Jesus gives, found myself on the island called Patmos, for preaching God's message and testifying to Jesus.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

2 Corinthians 10:1

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:

I paul

Revelation 1:9

Beseech

By

1 Peter 2:22

Presence

2 Corinthians 10:7

Base

Galatians 4:13

General references

Matthew 12:19

1 Corinthians 2:3

Bible References

I paul

The final greeting is mine -- Paul's -- with my own hand.

Here is what I am saying to you: If you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ can do you no good.

This greeting is in my own hand, Paul's; it is the mark in every letter of mine. This is my handwriting.

yet I prefer to appeal to you for love's sake, although I am such as I am, Paul an envoy of Christ Jesus but now a prisoner for Him too;

Beseech

I beg you not to make me too courageous in that confidence in which I think to take a daring stand against some people who try to think that I am acting from the lowest human motives.

So I am an envoy to represent Christ, because it is through me that God is making His appeal. As one representing Christ I beg you, be reconciled to God.

As God's fellow-worker I beg you too not to accept God's favor and throw it away.

So I, a prisoner for the Lord's sake, entreat you to live lives worthy of the call you have received,

Dearly beloved, I beg you as aliens and exiles to keep on abstaining from the evil desires of your lower nature, because they are always at war with the soul.

By

Put on my yoke, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls,

He will not debate, nor challenge anyone; His voice will no one hear in the streets;

"Tell the daughter of Zion, your King is now coming to you, gentle, and riding on a donkey, yea, on the colt of a beast of burden."

Now this was the passage of Scripture that he was reading: "Like a sheep He was led away to be slaughtered, and just as a lamb is dumb before its shearer, so He does not open His mouth.

He never committed a sin, and deceit was never found on His lips.

Presence

Base

For they say, "His letters are impressive and forceful, but his physical personality is unimpressive, and his delivery is perfectly contemptible."

If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness!

On behalf of this man with such an experience I will boast, but on behalf of myself personally I will boast only about my weaknesses.

For though He was crucified in weakness, yet by the power of God He goes on living. We too, indeed, show weakness through our union with Him, yet by the power of God we too shall be alive toward you through fellowship with Him.

Yes, as for myself, it was in weakness and fear and great trembling that I came to you,

And yet you know that it was because of an illness of mine that I preached the good news to you the first time,

General references

He will not debate, nor challenge anyone; His voice will no one hear in the streets;

Yes, as for myself, it was in weakness and fear and great trembling that I came to you,