^{8 Ref} For though I should boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down) I will not be disappointed,

^{9 Ref} that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.

^{10 Ref} For, "His letters," they say, "are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised."

^{11 Ref} 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.