Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
I say this lest I should seem to be terrifying you, as children, with empty threats [BENGEL]. ESTIUS explains, "I might boast more of my authority, but I forbear to do so, that I may not seem as if," etc. But this ellipsis is harsh: and II Corinthians 10:10-11 confirm BENGEL'S view.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 2 Corinthians 10:9:
1 Corinthians 1:12
2 Corinthians 10:7
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