1 Corinthians 4:21

21What do you wish? aShall I come to you with a rod, or with love in a spirit of gentleness?

2 Corinthians 2:3

3And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, bfor I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all.

2 Corinthians 10:2

2I beg of you cthat when I am present I may not have to show dboldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh.

2 Corinthians 12:20-21

20For I fear that perhaps ewhen I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wishthat perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder. 21I fear that when I come again my God may humble me before you, and I may have to mourn over many of those fwho sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, gsexual immorality, and sensuality that they have practiced.

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