6. And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.
7. You are judging by appearances. If anyone is confident that they belong to Christ, they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do.
8. So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of it.
9. I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters.
10. For some say, ‘His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive and his speaking amounts to nothing.’