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I beseech (deomai). So here, but parakalō in 2Co 10:1. Perhaps, “I beg” suits the new turn here.
That I may not when present show courage (to mē parōn tharrēsai). Articular infinitive (aorist active of tharreō) in the accusative case with negative mē the direct object of deomai. Literally, “I beg the not when present (parōn nominative present participle agreeing with subject of tharrō in spite of being in the accusative infinitive clause, to mē tharrēsai) showing courage.” The example of humility in Christ makes Paul drop “from magisterial exhortation to earnest entreaty” (Plummer).
As if we walked according to the flesh (hōs kata sarka peripatountas). Another sneering charge as made plain by the use of hōs with the participle for the alleged reason.