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.”