2 Corinthians 13:10

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

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.

BSB

This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.

WEB

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.

YLT

because of this, these things—being absent—I write, that being present, I may not treat any sharply, according to the authority that the Lord did give me for building up, and not for casting down.

F.O.G Original

(10) For this I’m writing these things while absent so that when present I don’t make use of severity according to the authority which The Adonai (Lord) gave me for building up and not for tearing down.

F.O.G

F.O.G MSG

¹⁰This is why I write these things when I am away from you, so that when I come I may not have to be harsh in my use of authority—the authority the Lord gave me to build you up, not to tear you down.