What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline, or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?
NMVWhat will you2f? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and [in] the Spirit [Ruach] of meekness?
OJBWhat do you want? That I should come to you, so to speak, with an abbaʼs switch or in ahavah and an anavat ruach (a spirit of meekness)?
RVWhat will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of meekness?
TCENTWhat do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love and a spirit of gentleness?
T4TSo which do you prefer? Do you want me to come to you and punish you because you have not changed your ways, or shall I come to you and act lovingly and gently toward you because you have done what I told you to do?