KJV ORIGINAL
Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
I'm writing all this stuff while I'm away so that when I show up, I don't have to get harsh with you. God gave me authority to build you up, not tear you down — and I'd rather use it the right way.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes the hard conversations happen in writing because love chooses building up over tearing down.
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