KJV : Therefore <5124> <1223> I write <1125> (5719) these things <5023> being absent <548> (5752), lest <3363> being present <3918> (5752) I should use <5530> (5667) sharpness <664>, according <2596> to the power <1849> which <3739> the Lord <2962> hath given <1325> (5656) me <3427> to <1519> edification <3619>, and <2532> not <3756> to <1519> destruction <2506>.

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NASB : For this reason I am writing these things while absent, so that when present I \i1 need\i0 not use severity, in accordance with the authority which the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.

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NASB# : For this<3778> reason<1223> I am writing<1125> these<3778> things<3778> while absent<548>, so<2443> that when present<3918> I <I>need</I> not use<5530> severity<664>, in accordance<2596> with the authority<1849> which<3739> the Lord<2962> gave<1325> me for building<3619> up and not for tearing<2506> down<2506>.