2 Corinthians 10:2

10:2 now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that (I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving ¹  according to human standards. ² 

2 Corinthians 11:9

11:9 When ³  I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. ⁴  I ⁵  kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.

2 Corinthians 13:2

13:2 I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone, ⁶ 

2 Corinthians 13:10

13:10 Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive ⁷  I may not have to deal harshly with you ⁸  by using my authority – the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!

¹ tn Grk “consider us as walking.”

² tn Grk “according to the flesh.”

³ tn Grk “you, and when.” A new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁴ tn If the participle ἐλθόντες (elqonte") is taken as temporal rather than adjectival, the translation would be, “for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, fully supplied my needs” (similar to NASB).

⁵ tn Grk “needs, and I kept.” A new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁵ tn The word “anyone” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

⁷ tn Grk “when I am present,” but in the context of Paul’s third (upcoming) visit to Corinth, this is better translated as “when I arrive.”

⁸ tn The words “with you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.