2 Corinthians 10:11 Meaning and Explanation
“Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.”
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Read Full Chapter →Paul warns his critics that he will act in person exactly as boldly as he writes when absent.
What Does 2 Corinthians 10:11 Mean?
Paul answers the taunt of verse 10 plainly. Whoever thinks his letters and his presence are two different men should think again. What he is in word when absent, he will be in deed when present. There is no gap between his writing and his life.
This is integrity: word and action joined as one. Paul is not a coward hiding behind a pen, nor a different person when he arrives. His consistency mirrors the character of the God he serves, who is faithful and unchanging. For every believer the call is the same -- that our deeds match our words, that the self we present from a distance is the self others meet face to face.
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What does 2 Corinthians 10:11 mean?
Paul warns his critics that he will act in person exactly as boldly as he writes when absent.