2 Corinthians - douay rheims

Chapter 10

¹ Now 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.
² But 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.
³ For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
⁴ For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty to God unto the pulling down of fortifications, destroying counsels,
⁵ And every height that exhalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every understanding unto the obedience of Christ;
⁶ And having in readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience shall be fulfilled.
⁷ See 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.
⁸ For 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.
⁹ But that I may not be thought as it were to terrify you by epistles,
¹⁰ (For his epistles indeed, say they, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible,)
¹¹ Let such a one think this, that such as we are in word by epistles, when absent, such also we will be indeed when present.
¹² For we dare not match, or compare ourselves with some, that commend themselves; but we measure ourselves by ourselves, and compare ourselves with ourselves.
¹³ But 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.
¹⁴ For 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.
¹⁵ Not 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;
¹⁶ Yea, 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.
¹⁷ But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
¹⁸ For not he who commendeth himself, is approved, but he, whom God commendeth.

2 Corinthians - webster

Chapter 10

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 towards you:
² But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, with which I think to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
³ For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to 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 avenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
⁷ Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trusteth 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 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 to you.
¹⁴ For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not to 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 labors; 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.

2 Corinthians - world english bible

Chapter 10

¹ 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 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 though we walk in the flesh, we don't wage war according to the flesh;
⁴ the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,
⁵ 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 being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience will be made full.
⁷ 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 also we are Christ's.
⁸ though I should boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down) I will not be disappointed,
⁹ I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.
¹⁰ "His letters," they say, "are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised."
¹¹ 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 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 we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you.
¹⁴ 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 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 as to preach the Good News even to the parts beyond you, not to boast in what someone else has already done.
¹⁷ "he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord."
¹⁸ it isn't he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

2 Corinthians - darby

Chapter 10

¹ But I myself, Paul, entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ, who, as to appearance, [when present] [am] mean among you, but absent am bold towards you;
² but I beseech that present I may not be bold with the confidence with which I think to be daring towards some who think of us as walking according to flesh.
³ For walking in flesh, we do not war according to flesh.
⁴ For the arms of our warfare [are] not fleshly, but powerful according to God to [the] overthrow of strongholds;
⁵ overthrowing reasonings and every high thing that lifts itself up against the knowledge of God, and leading captive every thought into the obedience of the Christ;
⁶ and having in readiness to avenge all disobedience when your obedience shall have been fulfilled.
⁷ Do ye look at what concerns appearance? If any one has confidence in himself that he is of Christ, let him think this again in himself, that even as he [is] of Christ, so also [are] we.
⁸ For and if I should boast even somewhat more abundantly of our authority, which the Lord has given [to us] for building up and not for your overthrowing, I shall not be put to shame;
⁹ that I may not seem as if I was frightening you by letters:
¹⁰ because his letters, he says, [are] weighty and strong, but his presence in the body weak, and his speech naught.
¹¹ Let such a one think this, that such as we are in word by letters [when] absent, such also present in deed.
¹² For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves; but these, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not intelligent.
¹³ Now *we* will not boast out of measure, but according to the measure of the rule which the God of measure has apportioned to us, to reach to you also.
¹⁴ For we do not, as not reaching to you, overstretch ourselves, (for we have come to you also in the glad tidings of the Christ;)
¹⁵ not boasting out of measure in other people's labours, but having hope, your faith increasing, to be enlarged amongst you, according to our rule, yet more abundantly
¹⁶ to announce the glad tidings to that [which is] beyond you, not to be boasting in another's rule of things made ready to hand.
¹⁷ But he that boasts, let him boast in the Lord.
¹⁸ For not *he* that commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

2 Corinthians - american standard version

Chapter 10

¹ Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you:
² yea, I beseech you, that I may not when present show courage with the confidence wherewith I count to be bold against some, who count of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
³ For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh
⁴ (for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds),
⁵ casting 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 shall be made full.
⁷ Ye look at the things that are before your face. If any man trusteth in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again with himself, that, even as he is Christ's, so also are we.
⁸ For though I should glory somewhat abundantly concerning our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down), I shall not be put to shame:
⁹ that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.
¹⁰ For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.
¹¹ Let such a one reckon 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 certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.
¹³ But we will not glory beyond [our] measure, but according to the measure of the province which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even unto you.
¹⁴ For we stretch not ourselves overmuch, as though we reached not unto you: for we came even as far as unto you in the gospel of Christ:
¹⁵ not glorying beyond [our] measure, [that is,] in other men's labors; but having hope that, as your faith groweth, we shall be magnified in you according to our province unto [further] abundance,
¹⁶ so as to preach the gospel even unto the parts beyond you, [and] not to glory in another's province in regard of things 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.

2 Corinthians - basic english

Chapter 10

¹ Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:
² Yes, I make my request to you, so that when I am with you I may not have to make use of the authority which may be needed against some to whom we seem to be walking after the flesh.
³ For though we may be living in the flesh, we are not fighting after the way of the flesh
⁴ (For the arms with which we are fighting are not those of the flesh, but are strong before God for the destruction of high places);
⁵ Putting an end to reasonings, and every high thing which is lifted up against the knowledge of God, and causing every thought to come under the authority of Christ;
⁶ Being ready to give punishment to whatever is against his authority, after you have made it clear that you are completely under his control.
⁷ Give attention to the things which are before you. If any man seems to himself to be Christ's, let him keep in mind that we are as much Christ's as he is.
⁸ For though I might take pride in our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for your destruction), it will not be a cause of shame to me:
⁹ That I may not seem to have the desire of causing you fear by my letters.
¹⁰ For his letters, they say, have weight and are strong; but in body he is feeble, and his way of talking has little force.
¹¹ Let those who say this keep in mind that, what we are in word by letters when we are away, so will we be in act when we are present.
¹² For we will not make comparison of ourselves with some of those who say good things about themselves: but these, measuring themselves by themselves, and making comparison of themselves with themselves, are not wise.
¹³ We will not give glory to ourselves in over-great measure, but after the measure of the rule which God has given us, a measure which comes even to you.
¹⁴ For we have no need to make ourselves seem more than we are, as if our authority did not come as far as to you: for we came even as far as you with the good news of Christ:
¹⁵ Not taking credit to ourselves for what is not our business, that is, for the work of others; but having hope that, with the growth of your faith, we may get the credit for an increase which is the effect of our work,
¹⁶ So that we may be able to go on and take the good news to countries still farther away than you are, and not take credit for another man's work in making things ready to our hand.
¹⁷ But whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.
¹⁸ For the Lord's approval of a man is not dependent on his opinion of himself, but on the Lord's opinion of him.