2 Corinthians 13:10

10Because ofδιὰthereforeτοῦτοthese thingsταῦταbeing absentἀπὼνI writeγράφω,so thatἵναbeing presentπαρὼνnotμὴwith severityἀποτόμωςI should treat [you]χρήσωμαιaccording toκατὰtheτὴνauthorityἐξουσίανthatἣνtheὁLordκύριοςhas givenἔδωκένmeμοι,forεἰςbuilding upοἰκοδομὴνandκαὶnotοὐκforεἰςtearing downκαθαίρεσιν.

Because of this, I write these things being absent, so that being present I should not treat [you] severely according to the authority that the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.