2 Corinthians 10 – Bible | Equip God’s People

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^[1] Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you. ^[2] Yes, I beg you that I may not, when present, show courage with the confidence with which I intend to be bold against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh. ^[3] For though we walk in the flesh, we don’t wage war according to the flesh; ^[4] for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds, ^[5] throwing 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, ^[6] and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience when your obedience is made full. ^[7] Do you look at things only as they appear in front of your face? If anyone trusts in himself that he is Christ’s, let him consider this again with himself, that even as he is Christ’s, so we also are Christ’s. ^[8] For even if I boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for casting you down, I will not be ashamed, ^[9] that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters. ^[10] For, “His letters”, they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised.” ^[11] Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present. ^[12] For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding. ^[13] But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you. ^[14] For we don’t stretch ourselves too much, as though we didn’t reach to you. For we came even as far as to you with the Good News of Christ, ^[15] not boasting beyond proper limits in other men’s labors, but having hope that as your faith grows, we will be abundantly enlarged by you in our sphere of influence, ^[16] so as to preach the Good News even to the parts beyond you, not to boast in what someone else has already done. ^[17] But “he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”^† ^[18] For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

Footnotes

Jeremiah 9:24

King James Version

^[1] NowG1161 IG1473 PaulG3972 myselfG846 beseechG3870(PresActInd) youG5209 byG1223 the meeknessG4236 andG2532 gentlenessG1932 of Christ,G5547 whoG3739 inG2596 presenceG4383 [am] baseG3303 amongG1722 you,G5213 butG1161 being absentG548(PresPtc) am boldG2292(PresActInd) towardG1519 you:G5209 ^[2] ButG1161 I beseechG1189(PresMidPasDepInd) [you], that I may notG3361 be boldG2292(AorActInf) when I am presentG3918(PresPtc) with that confidence,G4006 wherewithG3739 I thinkG3049(PresMidPasDepInd) to be boldG5111(AorActInf) againstG1909 some,G5100 whichG3588 thinkG3049(PresMidPasDepPtc) of usG2248 asG5613 if we walkedG4043(PresActPtc) accordingG2596 to the flesh.G4561 ^[3] ForG1063 though we walkG4043(PresActPtc) inG1722 the flesh,G4561 we doG4754 notG3756 warG4754(PresMidInd) afterG2596 the flesh:G4561 ^[4] (ForG1063 the weaponsG3696 of ourG2257 warfareG4752 [are] notG3756 carnal,G4559 butG235 mightyG1415 through GodG2316 toG4314 the pulling downG2506 of strong holds;G3794) ^[5] Casting downG2507(PresActPtc) imaginations,G3053 andG2532 everyG3956 high thingG5313 that exalteth itselfG1869(PresMidPtc) againstG2596 the knowledgeG1108 of God,G2316 andG2532 bringing into captivityG163(PresActPtc) everyG3956 thoughtG3540 toG1519 the obedienceG5218 of Christ;G5547 ^[6] AndG2532 havingG2192(PresActPtc) inG1722 a readinessG2092 to revengeG1556(AorActInf) allG3956 disobedience,G3876 whenG3752 yourG5216 obedienceG5218 is fulfilled.G4137(AorPasSubj) ^[7] Do ye look onG991(PresActInd) things afterG2596 the outward appearance?G4383 If any manG1536 trustG3982(Perf2ActInd) to himselfG1438 that he isG1511(PresInf) Christ’s,G5547 let himG3049 ofG575 himselfG1438 thinkG3049(PresMidPasDepImpr) thisG5124 again,G3825 that,G3754 asG2531 heG846 [is] Christ’s,G5547 evenG2532 soG3779 [are] weG2249 Christ’s.G5547 ^[8] ForG1063 thoughG1437 I should boastG2744(AorMidDepSubj) somewhatG5100 moreG4055 ofG4012 ourG2257 authority,G1849 whichG3739 the LordG2962 hath givenG1325(AorActInd) usG2254 forG1519 edification,G3619 andG2532 notG3756 forG1519 yourG5216 destruction,G2506 I shouldG153 notG3756 be ashamed:G153(FutPasInd) ^[9] ThatG3363 I mayG1380 notG3363 seemG1380(AorActSubj) asG5613 ifG302 I would terrifyG1629(PresActInf) youG5209 byG1223 letters.G1992 ^[10] ForG3754 [his] letters,G1992 say they,G5346(PresInd) [are] weightyG926 andG2532 powerful;G2478 butG1161 [his] bodilyG4983 presenceG3952 [is] weak,G772 andG2532 [his] speechG3056 contemptible.G1848(PerfPasPtc) ^[11] LetG3049 such an oneG5108 thinkG3049(PresMidPasDepImpr) this,G5124 that,G3754 such asG3634 we areG2070(PresInd) in wordG3056 byG1223 lettersG1992 when we are absent,G548(PresPtc) suchG5108 [will we be] alsoG2532 in deedG2041 when we are present.G3918(PresPtc) ^[12] ForG1063 we dareG5111(PresActInd) notG3756 makeG1469 ourselves of the number,G1469(AorActInf) orG2228 compareG4793 ourselvesG1438 withG4793(AorActInf) someG5100 that commendG4921(PresActPtc) themselves:G1438 butG235 theyG846 measuringG3354(PresActPtc) themselvesG1438 byG1722 themselves,G1438 andG2532 comparingG4793 themselvesG1438 amongG4793(PresActPtc) themselves,G1438 areG4920 notG3756 wise.G4920(PresActInd) ^[13] ButG1161 weG2249 willG2744 notG3780 boastG2744(FutMidDepInd) of things withoutG1519 [our] measure,G280 butG235 accordingG2596 to the measureG3358 of the ruleG2583 whichG3739 GodG2316 hath distributedG3307(AorActInd) to us,G2254 a measureG3358 to reachG2185(Aor2MidDepInf) evenG2532 untoG891 you.G5216 ^[14] ForG1063 we stretchG5239 notG3756 ourselvesG1438 beyondG5239(PresActInd) [our measure], asG5613 though we reachedG2185(PresMidPasDepPtc) notG3361 untoG1519 you:G5209 forG1063 we are comeG5348(AorActInd) as far asG891 to youG5216 alsoG2532 inG1722 [preaching] the gospelG2098 of Christ:G5547 ^[15] NotG3756 boastingG2744(PresMidPasDepPtc) of things withoutG1519 [our] measure,G280 [that is], ofG1722 other men’sG245 labours;G2873 butG1161 havingG2192(PresActPtc) hope,G1680 when yourG5216 faithG4102 is increased,G837(PresPasPtc) that we shall be enlargedG3170(AorPasInf) byG1722 youG5213 accordingG2596 to ourG2257 ruleG2583 abundantly,G1519 ^[16] To preach the gospelG2097(AorMidInf) inG1519 the [regions] beyondG5238 you,G5216 [and] notG3756 to boastG2744(AorMidDepInf) inG1722 another man’sG245 lineG2583 ofG1519 things made ready to our hand.G2092 ^[17] ButG1161 he that glorieth,G2744(PresMidPasDepPtc) let him gloryG2744(PresMidPasDepImpr) inG1722 the Lord.G2962 ^[18] ForG1063 notG3756 heG1565 that commendethG4921(PresActPtc) himselfG1438 isG2076(PresInd) approved,G1384 butG235 whomG3739 the LordG2962 commendeth.G4921(PresActInd)

Byzantine Greek New Testament

^[1] ΑὐτὸςG846(P-NSM) δὲG1161(CONJ) ἐγὼG1473(P-1NS) ΠαῦλοςG3972(N-NSM) παρακαλῶG3870(V-PAI-1S) ὑμᾶςG4771(P-2AP) διὰG1223(PREP) τῆςG3588(T-GSF) πρᾳότητοςG4240(N-GSF)^‡ καὶG2532(CONJ) ἐπιεικείαςG1932(N-GSF) τοῦG3588(T-GSM) χριστοῦ,G5547(N-GSM) ὃςG3739(R-NSM) κατὰG2596(PREP) πρόσωπονG4383(N-ASN) μὲνG3303(PRT) ταπεινὸςG5011(A-NSM) ἐνG1722(PREP) ὑμῖν,G4771(P-2DP) ἀπὼνG548(V-PAP-NSM) δὲG1161(CONJ) θαρρῶG2292(V-PAI-1S) εἰςG1519(PREP) ὑμᾶς·G4771(P-2AP) ^[2] δέομαιG1189(V-PNI-1S) δέ,G1161(CONJ) τὸG3588(T-ASN) μὴG3361(PRT-N) παρὼνG3918(V-PAP-NSM) θαρρῆσαιG2292(V-AAN) τῇG3588(T-DSF) πεποιθήσειG4006(N-DSF) ᾗG3739(R-DSF) λογίζομαιG3049(V-PNI-1S) τολμῆσαιG5111(V-AAN) ἐπίG1909(PREP) τιναςG5100(X-APM) τοὺςG3588(T-APM) λογιζομένουςG3049(V-PNP-APM) ἡμᾶςG1473(P-1AP) ὡςG5613(ADV) κατὰG2596(PREP) σάρκαG4561(N-ASF) περιπατοῦντας.G4043(V-PAP-APM) ^[3] ἘνG1722(PREP) σαρκὶG4561(N-DSF) γὰρG1063(CONJ) περιπατοῦντες,G4043(V-PAP-NPM) οὐG3756(PRT-N) κατὰG2596(PREP) σάρκαG4561(N-ASF) στρατευόμεθαG4754(V-PMI-1P) ^[4] τὰG3588(T-NPN) γὰρG1063(CONJ) ὅπλαG3696(N-NPN) τῆςG3588(T-GSF) στρατείαςG4752(N-GSF) ἡμῶνG1473(P-1GP) οὐG3756(PRT-N) σαρκικά,G4559(A-NPN) ἀλλὰG235(CONJ) δυνατὰG1415(A-NPN) τῷG3588(T-DSM) θεῷG2316(N-DSM) πρὸςG4314(PREP) καθαίρεσινG2506(N-ASF) ὀχυρωμάτωνG3794(N-GPN) ^[5] λογισμοὺςG3053(N-APM) καθαιροῦντεςG2507(V-PAP-NPM) καὶG2532(CONJ) πᾶνG3956(A-ASN) ὕψωμαG5313(N-ASN) ἐπαιρόμενονG1869(V-PMP-ASN) κατὰG2596(PREP) τῆςG3588(T-GSF) γνώσεωςG1108(N-GSF) τοῦG3588(T-GSM) θεοῦ,G2316(N-GSM) καὶG2532(CONJ) αἰχμαλωτίζοντεςG163(V-PAP-NPM) πᾶνG3956(A-ASN) νόημαG3540(N-ASN) εἰςG1519(PREP) τὴνG3588(T-ASF) ὑπακοὴνG5218(N-ASF) τοῦG3588(T-GSM) χριστοῦ,G5547(N-GSM) ^[6] καὶG2532(CONJ) ἐνG1722(PREP) ἑτοίμῳG2092(A-DSN) ἔχοντεςG2192(V-PAP-NPM) ἐκδικῆσαιG1556(V-AAN) πᾶσανG3956(A-ASF) παρακοήν,G3876(N-ASF) ὅτανG3752(CONJ) πληρωθῇG4137(V-APS-3S) ὑμῶνG4771(P-2GP) ἡG3588(T-NSF) ὑπακοή.G5218(N-NSF) ^[7] ΤὰG3588(T-APN) κατὰG2596(PREP) πρόσωπονG4383(N-ASN) βλέπετε;G991(V-PAI-2P) ΕἴG1487(COND) τιςG5100(X-NSM) πέποιθενG3982(V-2RAI-3S) ἑαυτῷG1438(F-3DSM) χριστοῦG5547(N-GSM) εἶναι,G1510(V-PAN) τοῦτοG3778(D-ASN) λογιζέσθωG3049(V-PNM-3S) πάλινG3825(ADV) ἀφ’G575(PREP)^‡ ἑαυτοῦ,G1438(F-3GSM) ὅτιG3754(CONJ) καθὼςG2531(ADV) αὐτὸςG846(P-NSM) χριστοῦ,G5547(N-GSM) οὕτωςG3779(ADV) καὶG2532(CONJ) ἡμεῖςG1473(P-1NP) χριστοῦ.G5547(N-GSM)^‡ ^[8] ἘάνG1437(COND) τεG5037(PRT)^‡ γὰρG1063(CONJ) καὶG2532(CONJ) περισσότερόνG4053(A-ASN-C) τιG5100(X-ASN) καυχήσωμαιG2744(V-ADS-1S) περὶG4012(PREP) τῆςG3588(T-GSF) ἐξουσίαςG1849(N-GSF) ἡμῶνG1473(P-1GP) ἧςG3739(R-GSF) ἔδωκενG1325(V-AAI-3S) ὁG3588(T-NSM) κύριοςG2962(N-NSM) ἡμῖνG1473(P-1DP)^‡ εἰςG1519(PREP) οἰκοδομήν,G3619(N-ASF) καὶG2532(CONJ) οὐκG3756(PRT-N) εἰςG1519(PREP) καθαίρεσινG2506(N-ASF) ὑμῶνG4771(P-2GP) οὐκG3756(PRT-N) αἰσχυνθήσομαι·G153(V-FPI-1S) ^[9] ἵναG2443(CONJ) μὴG3361(PRT-N) δόξωG1380(V-AAS-1S) ὡςG5613(ADV) ἂνG302(PRT) ἐκφοβεῖνG1629(V-PAN) ὑμᾶςG4771(P-2AP) διὰG1223(PREP) τῶνG3588(T-GPF) ἐπιστολῶν.G1992(N-GPF) ^[10] Ὅτι,G3754(CONJ) ΑἱG3588(T-NPF) μὲνG3303(PRT)^‡ ἐπιστολαί,G1992(N-NPF) φησίν,G5346(V-PAI-3S) βαρεῖαιG926(A-NPF) καὶG2532(CONJ) ἰσχυραί·G2478(A-NPF) ἡG3588(T-NSF) δὲG1161(CONJ) παρουσίαG3952(N-NSF) τοῦG3588(T-GSN) σώματοςG4983(N-GSN) ἀσθενής,G772(A-NSF) καὶG2532(CONJ) ὁG3588(T-NSM) λόγοςG3056(N-NSM) ἐξουθενημένος.G1848(V-RPP-NSM) ^[11] ΤοῦτοG3778(D-ASN) λογιζέσθωG3049(V-PNM-3S) ὁG3588(T-NSM) τοιοῦτος,G5108(D-NSM) ὅτιG3754(CONJ) οἷοίG3634(K-NPM) ἐσμενG1510(V-PAI-1P) τῷG3588(T-DSM) λόγῳG3056(N-DSM) δι’G1223(PREP) ἐπιστολῶνG1992(N-GPF) ἀπόντες,G548(V-PAP-NPM) τοιοῦτοιG5108(D-NPM) καὶG2532(CONJ) παρόντεςG3918(V-PAP-NPM) τῷG3588(T-DSN) ἔργῳ.G2041(N-DSN) ^[12] ΟὐG3756(PRT-N) γὰρG1063(CONJ) τολμῶμενG5111(V-PAI-1P) ἐγκρῖναιG1469(V-AAN) ἢG2228(PRT) συγκρῖναιG4793(V-AAN) ἑαυτούςG1438(F-1APM) τισινG5100(X-DPM) τῶνG3588(T-GPM) ἑαυτοὺςG1438(F-3APM) συνιστανόντων·G4921(V-PAP-GPM) ἀλλὰG235(CONJ) αὐτοὶG846(P-NPM) ἐνG1722(PREP) ἑαυτοῖςG1438(F-3DPM) ἑαυτοὺςG1438(F-3APM) μετροῦντες,G3354(V-PAP-NPM) καὶG2532(CONJ) συγκρίνοντεςG4793(V-PAP-NPM) ἑαυτοὺςG1438(F-3APM) ἑαυτοῖς,G1438(F-3DPM) οὐG3756(PRT-N) συνιοῦσιν.G4920(V-PAI-3P)^‡ ^[13] ἩμεῖςG1473(P-1NP) δὲG1161(CONJ) οὐχὶG3780(PRT-N)^‡ εἰςG1519(PREP) τὰG3588(T-APN) ἄμετραG280(A-APN) καυχησόμεθα,G2744(V-FDI-1P) ἀλλὰG235(CONJ) κατὰG2596(PREP) τὸG3588(T-ASN) μέτρονG3358(N-ASN) τοῦG3588(T-GSM) κανόνοςG2583(N-GSM) οὗG3739(R-GSM) ἐμέρισενG3307(V-AAI-3S) ἡμῖνG1473(P-1DP) ὁG3588(T-NSM) θεός,G2316(N-NSM) μέτρου,G3358(N-GSN) ἐφικέσθαιG2185(V-2ADN) ἄχριG891(ADV) καὶG2532(CONJ) ὑμῶν.G4771(P-2GP) ^[14] ΟὐG3756(PRT-N) γὰρG1063(CONJ) ὡςG5613(ADV) μὴG3361(PRT-N) ἐφικνούμενοιG2185(V-PNP-NPM) εἰςG1519(PREP) ὑμᾶςG4771(P-2AP) ὑπερεκτείνομενG5239(V-PAI-1P) ἑαυτούς·G1438(F-1APM) ἄχριG891(ADV) γὰρG1063(CONJ) καὶG2532(CONJ) ὑμῶνG4771(P-2GP) ἐφθάσαμενG5348(V-AAI-1P) ἐνG1722(PREP) τῷG3588(T-DSN) εὐαγγελίῳG2098(N-DSN) τοῦG3588(T-GSM) χριστοῦ·G5547(N-GSM) ^[15] οὐκG3756(PRT-N) εἰςG1519(PREP) τὰG3588(T-APN) ἄμετραG280(A-APN) καυχώμενοι,G2744(V-PNP-NPM) ἐνG1722(PREP) ἀλλοτρίοιςG245(A-DPM) κόποις,G2873(N-DPM) ἐλπίδαG1680(N-ASF) δὲG1161(CONJ) ἔχοντες,G2192(V-PAP-NPM) αὐξανομένηςG837(V-PPP-GSF) τῆςG3588(T-GSF) πίστεωςG4102(N-GSF) ὑμῶν,G4771(P-2GP) ἐνG1722(PREP) ὑμῖνG4771(P-2DP) μεγαλυνθῆναιG3170(V-APN) κατὰG2596(PREP) τὸνG3588(T-ASM) κανόναG2583(N-ASM) ἡμῶνG1473(P-1GP) εἰςG1519(PREP) περισσείαν,G4050(N-ASF) ^[16] εἰςG1519(PREP) τὰG3588(T-APN) ὑπερέκειναG5238(ADV) ὑμῶνG4771(P-2GP) εὐαγγελίσασθαι,G2097(V-AMN) οὐκG3756(PRT-N) ἐνG1722(PREP) ἀλλοτρίῳG245(A-DSM) κανόνιG2583(N-DSM) εἰςG1519(PREP) τὰG3588(T-APN) ἕτοιμαG2092(A-APN) καυχήσασθαι.G2744(V-ADN) ^[17] ὉG3588(T-NSM) δὲG1161(CONJ) καυχώμενος,G2744(V-PNP-NSM) ἐνG1722(PREP) κυρίῳG2962(N-DSM) καυχάσθω.G2744(V-PNM-3S) ^[18] ΟὐG3756(PRT-N) γὰρG1063(CONJ) ὁG3588(T-NSM) ἑαυτὸνG1438(F-3ASM) συνιστῶν,G4921(V-PAP-NSM)^‡ ἐκεῖνόςG1565(D-NSM) ἐστινG1510(V-PAI-3S) δόκιμος,G1384(A-NSM) ἀλλ’G235(CONJ)^‡ ὃνG3739(R-ASM) ὁG3588(T-NSM) κύριοςG2962(N-NSM) συνίστησιν.G4921(V-PAI-3S)

Footnotes

N πρᾳότητος ⇒ πρα̈ύτητος
N ἀφ’ ⇒ ἐφ’
N ἡμεῖς χριστοῦ ⇒ ἡμεῖς
N τε γὰρ καὶ ⇒ [τε] γὰρ
N ἡμῖν ⇒ -
N μὲν ἐπιστολαί ⇒ ἐπιστολαὶ μέν
N συνιοῦσιν ⇒ συνιᾶσιν
N οὐχὶ ⇒ οὐκ
N συνιστῶν ⇒ συνιστάνων
N ἀλλ’ ⇒ ἀλλὰ