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.
For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing yo
I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be grieved by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in
This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to t
Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?
For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.
For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there m
I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone e