2 Corinthians 10:6 “And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as y…”

2 Corinthians 10:6

And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

World English Bible

and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience when your obedience is made full.

American Standard Version

and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience shall be made full.

Geneva Bible 1599

And hauing ready the vengeance against all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

Darby Translation

and having in readiness to avenge all disobedience when your obedience shall have been fulfilled.

Young's Literal Translation

and being in readiness to avenge every disobedience, whenever your obedience may be fulfilled.

Bible in Basic English

Being ready to give punishment to whatever is against his authority, after you have made it clear that you are completely under his control.

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Cross references

“in”

Numbers 16:26–30 2 Corinthians 13:2 1 Corinthians 5:3–5 Acts 5:3–11 2 Corinthians 13:10 1 Timothy 1:20

Numbers 16:26–30 · BSB

And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”

2 Corinthians 13:2 · BSB

I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,

1 Corinthians 5:3–5 · BSB

Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.

Acts 5:3–11 · BSB

Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?

2 Corinthians 13:10 · BSB

This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.

1 Timothy 1:20 · BSB

Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.

“when”

2 Corinthians 2:9 2 Corinthians 7:15

2 Corinthians 2:9 · BSB

My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.

2 Corinthians 7:15 · BSB

And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

7You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.

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