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World English Bible

2 Corinthians 10 (WEBP)

[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.

2 Corinthians 10:17 Jeremiah 9:24

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Corinthians 10 (KJVS)

[1] 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 :
[2] 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 .
[3] For though we walk () in the flesh , we do not war () after the flesh :
[4] (For the weapons of our warfare [are] not carnal , but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds ;)
[5] 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 ;
[6] And having () in a readiness to revenge () all disobedience , when your obedience is fulfilled ().
[7] Do ye look on () things after the outward appearance ? If any man trust () to himself that he is () Christ’s , let him of himself think () this again , that , as he [is] Christ’s , even so [are] we Christ’s .
[8] For though I should boast () somewhat more of our authority , which the Lord hath given () us for edification , and not for your destruction , I should not be ashamed ():
[9] That I may not seem () as if I would terrify () you by letters .
[10] For [his] letters , say they (), [are] weighty and powerful ; but [his] bodily presence [is] weak , and [his] speech contemptible ().
[11] Let such an one think () this , that , such as we are () in word by letters when we are absent (), such [will we be] also in deed when we are present ().
[12] 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 ().
[13] But we will not boast () of 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 .
[14] For we stretch not ourselves beyond () [our measure], as though we reached () not unto you : for we are come () as far as to you also in [preaching] the gospel of Christ :
[15] Not boasting () of things without [our] measure , [that is], of other men’s labours ; but having () hope , when your faith is increased (), that we shall be enlarged () by you according to our rule abundantly ,
[16] 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 .
[17] But he that glorieth (), let him glory () in the Lord .
[18] For not he that commendeth () himself is () approved , but whom the Lord commendeth ().

Young’s Literal Translation

2 Corinthians 10 (YLT)

[1] And I, Paul, myself, do call upon you-through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ-who in presence, indeed am humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you,
[2] and I beseech you, 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;
[3] for walking in the flesh, not according to the flesh do we war,
[4] for the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but powerful to God for bringing down of strongholds,
[5] reasonings 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,
[6] and being in readiness to avenge every disobedience, whenever your obedience may be fulfilled.
[7] The 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 are Christ’s;
[8] for 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;
[9] that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,
[10] ‘because the letters indeed-saith one-are weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.’
[11] This one-let him reckon thus: that such as we are in word, through letters, being absent, such also, being present, we are in deed.
[12] For 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,
[13] and 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;
[14] for 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,
[15] not 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,
[16] in the places beyond you to proclaim good news, not in another’s line in regard to the things made ready, to boast;
[17] and he who is boasting-in the Lord let him boast;
[18] for not he who is commending himself is approved, but he whom the Lord doth commend.