2 Corinthians 10

1Now 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.

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 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.

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 though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the 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 weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty to God, unto the pulling down of fortifications, destroying counsels,

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,

5And every height that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God: and bringing into captivity every understanding unto the obedience of 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 revenge all disobedience, when your obedience shall be 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.

7See 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.

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 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.

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;

9But that I may not be thought as it were to terrify you by epistles,

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,

10(For his epistles indeed, say they, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak and his speech contemptible):

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 epistles when absent, such also we will be indeed when present.

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 match or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but we measure ourselves by ourselves and compare ourselves with ourselves.

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,

13But 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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,

16Yea, 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.

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 glorieth, let him glory 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 who commendeth himself is approved: but he, whom God commendeth.

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.