“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.”
2 Corinthians 10
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1Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.
“I, Paul, myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away.”
“Now, I, Paul, myself, beseech you by the meekness and the gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent, I am bold toward you.”
“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.”
“Now I, Paul, myself, am pleading with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence I am lowly among you, but being absent I am bold toward you.”
“Now I, Paul, myself, am pleading with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent and bold toward you.”
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2I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.
“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”
“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.”
“But I beg you that when I am present, I may not be bold with that confidence by which I intend to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I beg of you that when I am present, I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh.”
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3For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh.”
“For though we walk in the flesh we do not war according to the flesh.”
“for though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh.”
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh.”
“for though we walk in the flesh. We do not war according to the flesh.”
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh.”
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4The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds”
“for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,”
“for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds”
“For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but have divine power to destroy strongholds.”
“For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.”
“4 The weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but have divine power to destroy strongholds.”
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5We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
“Casting down arguments, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,”
“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.”
“casting down arguments. And every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God. Bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.”
“casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.”
“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,”
“casting down arguments, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,”
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6And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.
“and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.”
“And being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.”
“and having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.”
“and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.”
“and having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.”
“and having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.”
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7You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.
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8For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
“For even if i should boast somewhat more about our authority which the lord gave us for edification and not for your destruction i shall not be ashamed.”
“For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord has given to us for edification and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed.”
9I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.
“that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters,”
“for I do not wish to seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.”
“That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by the letters.”
10For some say, "His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account."
“for his letters say they are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak and his speech contemptible.”
“for His letters, say they, are weighty and powerful. But His bodily presence is weak and His speech is contemptible.”
“they say his letters are weighty and strong. But his personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible.”
“they say, his letters are weighty and strong, but his personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible.”
“His letters, say they, are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak and his speech contemptible.”
“they say his letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak and his speech is of no account.”
11Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.
“let such a one think this, that such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deeds when we are present.”
“let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when absent, such persons we are also indeed when present.”
12We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
13We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.
“But Paul said, We will not boast of those 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.”
“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.”
“but we will not boast of things without our measure or authority. Line of authority. But according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.”
14We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.
“For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure as though we reach not unto you. For we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ.”
“for we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure as though we reach not unto you, for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ,”
“We are not over extending ourselves. Verse 14. As if we did not reach to you. For we were the first to come to. Even as far as you in the gospel of Christ.”
15Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,
“not boasting of things without our measure, that is of other men's labors, but having hope when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly.”
“Not boasting of the things without our measure, that is, of other men's labors, but having hope when your faith is increased that when we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly.”
16so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. Then we will not be boasting in the work already done in another man's territory.
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
17Rather, "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."
“But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.”
“let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
“let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
18For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
“For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commended.”
“For not he who commends himself is approved. But whom the Lord commends.”
“For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.”
“for it is not he who commends himself that is approved, but he whom the Lord commends.”
“for not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.”
“For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.”