2 Corinthians 10

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,

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.

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;

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.

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

3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.

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

4For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty to God, unto the pulling down of fortifications, destroying counsels,

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,

5And every height that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God: and bringing into captivity every understanding unto the obedience of Christ:

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

6And having in readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience shall be fulfilled.

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;

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.

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;

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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,

12For we dare not match or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but we measure ourselves by ourselves and compare ourselves with ourselves.

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;

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.

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,

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.

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,

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.

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;

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.

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

17But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

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

18For not he who commendeth himself is approved: but he, whom God commendeth.