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2 Corinthians 10:11

New Testament Epistle (Pauline) ASV (1901)

What does 2 Corinthians 10:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Let such a one reckon this, that, what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such [are we] also in deed when we are present.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Let such a one reckon this, that, what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such [are we] also in deed when we are present.
2 Corinthians 10:11 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Corinthians 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8For though I should glory somewhat abundantly concerning our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down), I shall not be put to shame:
9that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.
10For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.
11Let such a one reckon this, that, what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such [are we] also in deed when we are present.
12For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.
13But we will not glory beyond [our] measure, but according to the measure of the province which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even unto you.
14For we stretch not ourselves overmuch, as though we reached not unto you: for we came even as far as unto you in the gospel of Christ:
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Let such an one think this, etc..] The apostle seems to have in view some one particular person, though he does not choose to name him, who had more especially reproached him after this manner; and who was either one of the members of this church, or rather one of the false apostles: and so in the foregoing verse, instead of “say they”, in which way both the Syriac and Vulgate Latin read, and is followed in our version, it is in the original text fhsi, “says he”, or “he says”; and so a certain particular person seems designed in (<471104>2 Corinthians 11:4) whom the apostle would have to know and conclude with himself, and of which he might fully assure himself, that such as we are in word…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“think this--"consider this." such will we be--or "are," in general, not merely shall we be at our next visit.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Let such an one think this ... - Let them not flatter themselves that there will be any discrepancy between my words and my deeds. Let them feel that all which has been threatened will be certainly executed unless there is repentance. Paul here designedly contradicts the charge which was made against him; and means to say that all that he had threatened in his letters would he certainly executed unless there was a reform. I think that the evidence here is clear that Paul does not intend to admit what they said about his bodily presence to be true; and most probably all that has been recorded about his deformity is mere fable. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“such: Co2 12:20, Co2 13:2, Co2 13:3, Co2 13:10; Co1 4:19, Co1 4:20 2 Corinthians 10:12”
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