Don’t think that I’m trying to scare you with my letters.

我说这话，免得你们以为我写信是要威吓你们；

我说这话，免得你们以为我写信是要恐吓你们。

我说这话，免得你们以为我写信是要恐吓你们。

我不想你们认为我写信是要威吓你们。

不要以为我写信是用来吓你们。

我不愿看起来像是在用书信恐吓你们。

我說這話，免得你們以為我寫信是要威嚇你們；

我說這話，免得你們以為我寫信是要恐嚇你們。

我說這話，免得你們以為我寫信是要恐嚇你們。

我不想你們認為我寫信是要威嚇你們。

不要以為我寫信是用來嚇你們。

免得我似乎藉着信去嚇唬你們。

我不願看起來像是在用書信恐嚇你們。

我言此、免似以書驚爾、

蓋余不欲以書驚爾、

我言此、免爾曹以為我寄書驚爾、

予作此言、庶免書面威脅之嫌。

I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters.

I do not want to appear to be frightening you with my letters.

I’m not trying to frighten you by my letters.

I don’t want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters.

for I do not want to seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.

lest I seem to terrify you by letters.

that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.

I don’t want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters.

That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.

I do not want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters,

that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.

Some say,“ His letters sound important. They are powerful. But in person he doesn’t seem like much. And what he says doesn’t amount to anything.”

But I will come very soon, if that’s what the Lord wants. Then I will find out how those proud people are talking. I will also find out what power they have.The kingdom of God is not a matter of talk. It is a matter of power.Which do you want? Should I come to you to correct and punish you? Or should I come in love and with a gentle spirit?

So don’t judge anything before the appointed time. Wait until the Lord returns. He will bring to light what is hidden in the dark. He will show the real reasons why people do what they do. At that time each person will receive their praise from God.