Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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2 Corinthians 10:9
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.
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