2Cor 13:10 | JFB | STEP | 10. Therefore-- because I wish the "sharpness" to be in my letters rather than in deeds [Chrysostom]. edification ... not to destruction-- for building up ... not for casting down. To "use sharpness" would seem to be casting down, rather than building up; therefore he prefers not to have to use it.

‏ 2 Corinthians 13:10

10. Therefore--because I wish the "sharpness" to be in my letters rather than in deeds [Chrysostom].

edification ... not to destruction--for building up ... not for casting down. To "use sharpness" would seem to be casting down, rather than building up; therefore he prefers not to have to use it.