Quotes About Communication

But if anyone ignores this, he himself will be ignored.

So, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

This greeting is in my own hand—Paul.

For we do not write you anything that is beyond your ability to read and understand. And I hope that you will understand us completely,

When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” when I really mean “No, no”?

So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.

For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?

And in keeping with what is written: “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,

We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.

It is not our affection, but yours, that is restrained.

Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it, I now see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time.

So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.

Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.

Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.

I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.

For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”

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

I hope you will bear with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.

Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.

In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.

Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,

Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.

Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you?