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

King James Bible
That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.

American Standard Version
that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.

Darby Bible Translation
that I may not seem as if I was frightening you by letters:

Douay-Rheims Bible
But that I may not be thought as it were to terrify you by epistles,

English Revised Version
that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.

Young's Literal Translation
that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,