2 Corinthians 10:8-10

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⁸For even though I boast rather freely about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed [of the truth], ⁹nor do I want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters; ¹⁰for they say, “His letters are weighty and forceful and impressive, but his ^[a]personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible [of no account].”

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Footnotes

2 Corinthians 10:10 Among the Greeks, a speaker’s presence and delivery were as important as his message, as the orator Demosthenes made clear when he said that the three most important elements of a speech are delivery, delivery, and delivery. However, Paul did not follow these rules because the message of salvation does not need to be presented with fanfare in order to reach the hearts of the audience.