2 Corinthians 10

1But I myself, Paul, entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ, who, as to appearance, [when present] [am] mean among you, but absent am bold towards you;

1Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:

1And I, Paul, myself, do call upon you--through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ--who in presence, indeed <FI>am<Fi> humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you,

2but I beseech that present I may not be bold with the confidence with which I think to be daring towards some who think of us as walking according to flesh.

2Yes, I make my request to you, so that when I am with you I may not have to make use of the authority which may be needed against some to whom we seem to be walking after the flesh.

2and I beseech <FI>you<Fi> , 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;

3For walking in flesh, we do not war according to flesh.

3For though we may be living in the flesh, we are not fighting after the way of the flesh

3for walking in the flesh, not according to the flesh do we war,

4For the arms of our warfare [are] not fleshly, but powerful according toGod to [the] overthrow of strongholds;

4(For the arms with which we are fighting are not those of the flesh, but are strong before God for the destruction of high places);

4for the weapons of our warfare <FI>are<Fi> not fleshly, but powerful to God for bringing down of strongholds,

5overthrowing reasonings and every high thing that lifts itself up against the knowledge ofGod, and leading captive every thought into the obedience of the Christ;

5Putting an end to reasonings, and every high thing which is lifted up against the knowledge of God, and causing every thought to come under the authority of Christ;

5reasonings 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,

6and having in readiness to avenge all disobedience when your obedience shall have been fulfilled.

6Being ready to give punishment to whatever is against his authority, after you have made it clear that you are completely under his control.

6and being in readiness to avenge every disobedience, whenever your obedience may be fulfilled.

7Do ye look at what concerns appearance? If any one has confidence in himself that he is of Christ, let him think this again in himself, that even as he [is] of Christ, so also [are] we.

7Give attention to the things which are before you. If any man seems to himself to be Christ's, let him keep in mind that we are as much Christ's as he is.

7The 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 <FI>are<Fi> Christ's;

8For and if I should boast even somewhat more abundantly of our authority, which the Lord has given [to us] for building up and not for your overthrowing, I shall not be put to shame;

8For though I might take pride in our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for your destruction), it will not be a cause of shame to me:

8for 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;

9that I may not seem as if I was frightening you by letters:

9That I may not seem to have the desire of causing you fear by my letters.

9that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,

10because his letters, he says, [are] weighty and strong, but his presence in the body weak, and his speech naught.

10For his letters, they say, have weight and are strong; but in body he is feeble, and his way of talking has little force.

10`because the letters indeed--saith one--<FI> are<Fi> weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.'

11Let such a one think this, that such as we are in word by letters [when] absent, such also present in deed.

11Let those who say this keep in mind that, what we are in word by letters when we are away, so will we be in act when we are present.

11This one--let him reckon thus: that such as we are in word, through letters, being absent, such also, being present, <FI>we are<Fi> in deed.

12For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves; but these, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not intelligent.

12For we will not make comparison of ourselves with some of those who say good things about themselves: but these, measuring themselves by themselves, and making comparison of themselves with themselves, are not wise.

12For 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,

13Now we will not boast out of measure, but according to the measure of the rule which theGod of measure has apportioned to us, to reach to you also.

13We will not give glory to ourselves in over-great measure, but after the measure of the rule which God has given us, a measure which comes even to you.

13and 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;

14For we do not, as not reaching to you, overstretch ourselves, (for we have come to you also in the glad tidings of the Christ;)

14For we have no need to make ourselves seem more than we are, as if our authority did not come as far as to you: for we came even as far as you with the good news of Christ:

14for 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,

15not boasting out of measure in other people's labours, but having hope, your faith increasing, to be enlarged amongst you, according to our rule, yet more abundantly

15Not taking credit to ourselves for what is not our business, that is, for the work of others; but having hope that, with the growth of your faith, we may get the credit for an increase which is the effect of our work,

15not 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,

16to announce the glad tidings to that [which is] beyond you, not to be boasting in another's rule of things made ready to hand.

16So that we may be able to go on and take the good news to countries still farther away than you are, and not take credit for another man's work in making things ready to our hand.

16in the <FI>places<Fi> beyond you to proclaim good news, not in another's line in regard to the things made ready, to boast;

17But he that boasts, let him boast in the Lord.

17But whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.

17and he who is boasting--in the Lord let him boast;

18For not he that commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

18For the Lord's approval of a man is not dependent on his opinion of himself, but on the Lord's opinion of him.

18for not he who is commending himself is approved, but he whom the Lord doth commend.