4 since the weapons of our warfare are not worldly, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments
5 and every high-minded thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ.
6 And we are ready to punish any disobedience, once your obedience has been confirmed.
7 Look at what is obvious. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself of this: Just as he belongs to Christ, so do we.
8 For if I boast some more about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I am not ashamed.
9 I don’t want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters.
10 For it is said, “His letters are weighty and powerful, but his physical presence is weak, and his public speaking is despicable.”