Such a person should consider this: What we are in the words of our letters when absent, we will be in actions when present.

这等人当想，我们不在那里的时候，信上的言语如何，见面的时候，行事也必如何。

这等人当明白，我们不在那里时信上怎么说，见面时也必怎么做。

这等人当明白，我们不在那里时信上怎么说，见面时也必怎么做。

说这话的人要留心：我们不在你们那里的时候，在信上怎么说，与你们见面时也会怎么做。

说这话的人要想一想，我们不在你们那里的时候，信上怎样写，我们来到的时候也会怎样作。

说这样话的人应该想一想：我们不在你们那里的时候，书信上的话语怎样；我们在的时候，我们的行为也会怎样。

這等人當想，我們不在那裏的時候，信上的言語如何，見面的時候，行事也必如何。

這等人當明白，我們不在那裏時信上怎麼說，見面時也必怎麼做。

這等人當明白，我們不在那裏時信上怎麼說，見面時也必怎麼做。

說這話的人要留心：我們不在你們那裡的時候，在信上怎麼說，與你們見面時也會怎麼做。

說這話的人要想一想，我們不在你們那裡的時候，信上怎樣寫，我們來到的時候也會怎樣作。

這種人該想想：我們和你們不同在時、在藉書信所說的話語上、是怎麼樣，我們和你們同在時、在行事上也是怎麼樣。

說這樣話的人應該想一想：我們不在你們那裡的時候，書信上的話語怎樣；我們在的時候，我們的行為也會怎樣。

然若人當思暌違時書言如何、晤對時所行亦若是、

然彼當思、暌違之日、書言如何、則晤對所行必若是、

然彼當思、暌違之時、書言如何、則晤會之日、所行亦必若是、

應知吾儕信上如何言、晤時亦必如何行也。

Such people should realize that what we are in our letters when we are absent, we will be in our actions when we are present.

People like that have a lot to learn. What I say in my letters when I’m away from you, I will do in my actions when I’m with you.

Let such a person understand that what we say by letter when absent, we do when present.

Those people should realize that our actions when we arrive in person will be as forceful as what we say in our letters from far away.

Let such a person consider this: What we are in our letters, when we are absent, we will also be in our actions when we are present.

Have such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when absent, such persons we are also in deed when present.

Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such we will also be in deed when we are present.

Let such a one reckon this, that, what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present.

Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such[ will we be] also in deed when we are present.

Let such a person consider this: What we say by letters when we are absent, we also are in actions when we are present.

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.

For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and I may not be found by you to be what you want; there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will know not the talk but the power of those who are inflated with pride.For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

I gave a warning when I was present the second time, and now I give a warning while I am absent to those who sinned before and to all the rest: If I come again, I will not be lenient,since you seek proof of Christ speaking in me. He is not weak toward you, but powerful among you.

This is why I am writing these things while absent, that when I am there I will not use severity, in keeping with the authority the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.