2 Corinthians 10:8-10 For if I should boast somewhat more of the authority which our LORD has given me, I should not be ashamed, for he has given it to us for your edification, and not for your destruction.

Lamsa⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁸ For if I should boast somewhat more of the authority which our LORD has given me, I should not be ashamed, for he has given it to us for your edification, and not for your destruction. ⁹ But I am hesitant, lest I seem as if I were trying to frighten you with my letter. ¹⁰ For there are men who say that his epistles are weighty and powerful; but his bodily appearance is weak, and his speech foolish.