2 Corinthians 10:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

Say they

2 Corinthians 10:11

But

And his

1 Corinthians 2:1

General references

1 Corinthians 1:27

1 Corinthians 2:3

Bible References

Say they

Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present.

But

Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ; I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.

On behalf of such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.

I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.

but you know that because of weakness of the flesh I preached the Good News to you the first time.

And his

But though I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not unskilled in knowledge. No, in every way we have been revealed to you in all things.

Moses said to Yahweh, "O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."

Then I said, "Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don't know how to speak; for I am a child."

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News -- not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn't be made void.

When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

General references

but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.