2 Corinthians 10 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 I who am a person of a mean presence, when among you, but exert myself upon your account, when absent; I Paul intreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, not to let me exert that authority, 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!— By the humility and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am “timid” when face to face with you, but “bold” toward you when away!
2 when I am present, which I think to exercise against some, who censure me, as if I was actuated by worldly views. 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. I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world.
3 for tho' I am involv'd with the world, I don't sustain the war with their poor arts: For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.
4 our military arms are not so defective, but divinely effectual to demolish all their ramparts; For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
5 to level all the barriers they contrive for obstructing the divine doctrine, and to make their pride captive to the authority of Christ. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
6 and I am prepar'd, when you have discharg'd your duty, to make examples of the rest for their disobedience. being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete. And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.
7 Do ye judge of things by the outward appearance? if any man is confident in himself, that he is Christ's, let him from himself conclude too, that as he is Christ's, even so are we. Look at what is before your eyes. If anyone is confident that he is Christ’s, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ’s, so also are we. You are judging by appearances. If anyone is confident that they belong to Christ, they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do.
8 for though I should more than ever magnify my authority, which the Lord hath given us for your improvement, and not for your ruin, I should have no reason to be ashamed; For even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed. So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of it.
9 but that I may not seem as if I would strike a terror in you by letters: I do not want to appear to be frightening you with my letters. I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters.
10 (for 'tis objected that my letters are weighty and powerful, but my bodily presence weak, and my preaching For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.” For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive and his speaking amounts to nothing.”
11 contemptible) let such a one depend upon this, that the same authority which appear'd in my letters, when I was absent, will appear in fact, when I am present. Let such a person understand that what we say by letter when absent, we do when present. Such people should realize that what we are in our letters when we are absent, we will be in our actions when we are present.
12 for I dare not rank or compare my self with some who vaunt themselves: but they making their self-conceit the only standard whereby to judge of themselves, show their want of judgment. Not that we dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who are commending themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding. We 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 are not wise.
13 I will not boast of any thing done without my province, but confine myself within that line by which God has mark'd out my bounds, and in which you are included. But we will not boast beyond limits, but will boast only with regard to the area of influence God assigned to us, to reach even to you. We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the sphere of service God himself has assigned to us, a sphere that also includes you.
14 for I do not stretch beyond my limits to take you in; since in preaching the gospel of Christ, we are advanced even to you. For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you. For we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ. We are not going too far in our boasting, as would be the case if we had not come to you, for we did get as far as you with the gospel of Christ.
15 I don't assume to myself the credit of other men's labours in another province, but hope, that when your faith is increased, the bounds now prescribed will be enlarged by you yet farther; We do not boast beyond limit in the labors of others. But our hope is that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you may be greatly enlarged, Neither do we go beyond our limits by boasting of work done by others. Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow, our sphere of activity among you will greatly expand,
16 so that I may preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not assume the credit of things ready prepared to my hand, in another man's province. so that we may preach the gospel in lands beyond you, without boasting of work already done in another’s area of influence. so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. For we do not want to boast about work already done in someone else’s territory.
17 but he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” But, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”
18 for not he that commendeth himself, but he whom the Lord commendeth, is the approved. For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
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