009:009 As it is written, "He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever."{Psalm 112:9} 009:010 Now may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness; 009:011 you being enriched in everything to all liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God. 009:012 For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack among the saints, but abounds also through many givings of thanks to God; 009:013 seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all; 009:014 while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, yearn for you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you. 009:015 Now thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift! 010:001 Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ; I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you. 010:002 Yes, I beg you that I may not, when present, show courage with the confidence with which I intend to be bold against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh. 010:003 For though we walk in the flesh, we don't wage war according to the flesh; 010:004 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds, 010:005 throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ; 010:006 and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience will be made full. 010:007 Do you look at things only as they appear in front of your face? If anyone trusts in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again with himself, that, even as he is Christ's, so also we are Christ's. 010:008 For though I should boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down) I will not be disappointed, 010:009 that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters. 010:010 For, "His letters," they say, "are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised." 010:011 Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present. 010:012 For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.