 |  | 2 Corinthians 10 |  |  |
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Paul Describes Himself | ||||
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| 1 Now I, Paul, myself urge you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ-- I who am meek when face to face with you, but bold toward you when absent! | 1 Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: | 1 Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you: | 1 Now I Paul myself beseech you, by the mildness and modesty of Christ, who in presence indeed am lowly among you, but being absent, am bold toward you. | 1 And I, Paul, myself, do call upon you -- through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ -- who in presence, indeed am humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you, | 2 I ask that when I am present I need not be bold with the confidence with which I propose to be courageous against some, who regard us as if we walked according to the flesh. | 2 But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. | 2 yea, I beseech you, that I may not when present show courage with the confidence wherewith I count to be bold against some, who count of us as if we walked according to the flesh. | 2 But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present, with that confidence wherewith I am thought to be bold, against some, who reckon us as if we walked according to the flesh. | 2 and I beseech you, that, being present, I may not have courage, with the confidence with which I reckon to be bold against certain reckoning us as walking according to the flesh; | 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, | 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: | 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh | 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. | 3 for walking in the flesh, not according to the flesh do we war, | 4 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. | 4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) | 4 (for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds), | 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty to God unto the pulling down of fortifications, destroying counsels, | 4 for the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but powerful to God for bringing down of strongholds, | 5 We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, | 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; | 5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ; | 5 And every height that exhalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every understanding unto the obedience of Christ; | 5 reasonings bringing down, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ, | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 6 and we are ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete. | 6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. | 6 and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience shall be made full. | 6 And having in readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience shall be fulfilled. | 6 and being in readiness to avenge every disobedience, whenever your obedience may be fulfilled. | 7 You are looking at things as they are outwardly. If anyone is confident in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again within himself, that just as he is Christ's, so also are we. | 7 Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's. | 7 Ye look at the things that are before your face. If any man trusteth in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again with himself, that, even as he is Christ's, so also are we. | 7 See the things that are according to outward appearance. If any man trust to himself, that he is Christ's, let him think this again with himself, that as he is Christ's, so are we also. | 7 The things in presence do ye see? if any one hath trusted in himself to be Christ's, this let him reckon again from himself, that according as he is Christ's, so also we are Christ's; | 8 For even if I boast somewhat further about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be put to shame, | 8 For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed: | 8 For though I should glory somewhat abundantly concerning our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down), I shall not be put to shame: | 8 For if also I should boast somewhat more of our power, which the Lord hath given us unto edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed. | 8 for even if also anything more abundantly I shall boast concerning our authority, that the Lord gave us for building up, and not for casting you down, I shall not be ashamed; | 9 for I do not wish to seem as if I would terrify you by my letters. | 9 That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters. | 9 that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters. | 9 But that I may not be thought as it were to terrify you by epistles, | 9 that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters, | 10 For they say, "His letters are weighty and strong, but his personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible." | 10 For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible. | 10 For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account. | 10 (For his epistles indeed, say they, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible,) | 10 because the letters indeed -- saith one -- are weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.' | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 11 Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when absent, such persons we are also in deed when present. | 11 Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present. | 11 Let such a one reckon this, that, what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present. | 11 Let such a one think this, that such as we are in word by epistles, when absent, such also we will be indeed when present. | 11 This one -- let him reckon thus: that such as we are in word, through letters, being absent, such also, being present, we are in deed. | 12 For we are not bold to class or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves; but when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are without understanding. | 12 For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. | 12 For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding. | 12 For we dare not match, or compare ourselves with some, that commend themselves; but we measure ourselves by ourselves, and compare ourselves with ourselves. | 12 For we do not make bold to rank or to compare ourselves with certain of those commending themselves, but they, among themselves measuring themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise, | 13 But we will not boast beyond our measure, but within the measure of the sphere which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even as far as you. | 13 But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you. | 13 But we will not glory beyond our measure, but according to the measure of the province which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even unto you. | 13 But we will not glory beyond our measure; but according to the measure of the rule, which God hath measured to us, a measure to reach even unto you. | 13 and we in regard to the unmeasured things will not boast ourselves, but after the measure of the line that the God of measure did appoint to us -- to reach even unto you; | 14 For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we did not reach to you, for we were the first to come even as far as you in the gospel of Christ; | 14 For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ: | 14 For we stretch not ourselves overmuch, as though we reached not unto you: for we came even as far as unto you in the gospel of Christ: | 14 For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as if we reached not unto you. For we are come as far as to you in the gospel of Christ. | 14 for not as not reaching to you do we stretch ourselves overmuch, for even unto you did we come in the good news of the Christ, | 15 not boasting beyond our measure, that is, in other men's labors, but with the hope that as your faith grows, we will be, within our sphere, enlarged even more by you, | 15 Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly, | 15 not glorying beyond our measure, that is, in other men's labors; but having hope that, as your faith groweth, we shall be magnified in you according to our province unto further abundance, | 15 Not glorying beyond measure in other men's labours; but having hope of your increasing faith, to be magnified in you according to our rule abundantly; | 15 not boasting of the things not measured, in other men's labours, and having hope -- your faith increasing -- in you to be enlarged, according to our line -- into abundance, | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 16 so as to preach the gospel even to the regions beyond you, and not to boast in what has been accomplished in the sphere of another. | 16 To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand. | 16 so as to preach the gospel even unto the parts beyond you, and not to glory in another's province in regard of things ready to our hand. | 16 Yea, unto those places that are beyond you, to preach the gospel, not to glory in another man's rule, in those things that are made ready to our hand. | 16 in the places beyond you to proclaim good news, not in another's line in regard to the things made ready, to boast; | 17 But HE WHO BOASTS IS TO BOAST IN THE LORD. | 17 But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. | 17 But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. | 17 But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. | 17 and he who is boasting -- in the Lord let him boast; | 18 For it is not he who commends himself that is approved, but he whom the Lord commends. | 18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. | 18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. | 18 For not he who commendeth himself, is approved, but he, whom God commendeth. | 18 for not he who is commending himself is approved, but he whom the Lord doth commend. |
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