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.
2 Corinthians 10:11
Surrounding context
10:10 "For his letters," they say, "are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible."
10:11 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.
10:12 For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.