10 For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come (A)I may not have to be (B)severe in my use of (C)the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.

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10 This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh(A) in my use of authority—the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.(B)

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21 What do you wish? (A)Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love in a spirit of gentleness?

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21 What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline,(A) or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?

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