2 Corinthians 10

2 Corinthians 10 - Versions
2 Corinthians 10 Text (WEB) 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. 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. For though we walk in the flesh, we don't wage war according to the flesh; for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds, 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; and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience will be made full. 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 also we are Christ's. For 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, that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters. For, "His letters," they say, "are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised." 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. 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. But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you. 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, 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, so as to preach the Good News even to the parts beyond you, not to boast in what someone else has already done. But "he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord." For it isn't he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
2 Corinthians 10 Text (Hebrew) ואני פולוס הנני מזהיר אתכם בענות המשיח וחמלתו אשר פנים בפנים שפל אני בתוככם וברחקי מתאמץ עליכון׃ ואתחננה שלא אצטרך בבאי להתאמץ בבטחון ההוא אשר אחשב להתגבר בו נגד האנשים החשבים אתנו כמתהלכים לפי הבשר׃ כי בלכתנו בבשר לא נלחם לפי הבשר׃ כי כלי מלחמתנו אינם של הבשר כי אם חזקים הם לאלהים להרס מבצרים׃ באשר הרסים אנחנו תחבלות וכל מרום המתנשא נגד דעת האלהים ושובים כל מזמה למשמעת המשיח׃ ונכונים לנקם נקמה מאת כל מרי אם תשלם משמעתכם׃ התשפטו למראה פנים איש כי יבטח להיות למשיח ישוב וידין בלבו כי כאשר הוא למשיח כן למשיח גם אנחנו׃ וגם כי אתהלל יותר מעט על דבר הרשות אשר נתן לנו האדון לבנותכם ולא לשחתכם לא אבוש׃ למען לא אראה כמאים אתכם על ידי האגרות׃ כאמרם הן האגרות קשות הנה וחזקות אבל הגוף בהיותו לנגדנו חלוש הוא וניבו נבזה׃ ידע נא האמר כזאת כי כמו שאנחנו בדבור על ידי אגרות בהיותנו רחוקים כן גם בפעל אנחנו בהיותנו קרובים׃ כי אל נעז פנינו לכלל אתנו עם האנשים המשבחים נפשם או לערך אתנו לאלה אכן נבערו מדעת המדדים את נפשם בנפשם וערכים את נפשם לנפשם׃ ואנחנו לא נתגדל לבלי מדה כי אם כפי מדת הגבול אשר חלק לנו האלהים לחק להגיע גם עדיכם׃ כי לולא הגענו עדיכם לא נשתרע למעלה מערכנו הלא כבר קדמנו גם אתכם בבשורת המשיח׃ לא נתגדל לבלי מדה ביגיעת אחרים אבליש לנו התקוה כי ברבות אמונתכם נכבד בכם כפי גבולנו עד למעלה׃ כדי לבשר הבשורה גם להלאה מכם ולא להתהלל במה שמוכן כבר בגבול אחרים׃ והמתהלל יתהלל ביהוה׃ כי לא המשבח נפשו משבח הוא כי אם אשר ישבחנו יהוה׃
2 Corinthians 10 Text (Greek) αυτος δε εγω παυλος παρακαλω υμας δια της πραυτητος και επιεικειας του χριστου ος κατα προσωπον μεν ταπεινος εν υμιν απων δε θαρρω εις υμας δεομαι δε το μη παρων θαρρησαι τη πεποιθησει η λογιζομαι τολμησαι επι τινας τους λογιζομενους ημας ως κατα σαρκα περιπατουντας εν σαρκι γαρ περιπατουντες ου κατα σαρκα στρατευομεθα τα γαρ οπλα της στρατειας ημων ου σαρκικα αλλα δυνατα τω θεω προς καθαιρεσιν οχυρωματων λογισμους καθαιρουντες και παν υψωμα επαιρομενον κατα της γνωσεως του θεου και αιχμαλωτιζοντες παν νοημα εις την υπακοην του χριστου και εν ετοιμω εχοντες εκδικησαι πασαν παρακοην οταν πληρωθη υμων η υπακοη τα κατα προσωπον βλεπετε ει τις πεποιθεν εαυτω χριστου ειναι τουτο λογιζεσθω παλιν εφ εαυτου οτι καθως αυτος χριστου ουτως και ημεις εαν γαρ περισσοτερον τι καυχησωμαι περι της εξουσιας ημων ης εδωκεν ο κυριος εις οικοδομην και ουκ εις καθαιρεσιν υμων ουκ αισχυνθησομαι ινα μη δοξω ως αν εκφοβειν υμας δια των επιστολων οτι αι επιστολαι μεν φησιν βαρειαι και ισχυραι η δε παρουσια του σωματος ασθενης και ο λογος εξουθενημενος τουτο λογιζεσθω ο τοιουτος οτι οιοι εσμεν τω λογω δι επιστολων αποντες τοιουτοι και παροντες τω εργω ου γαρ τολμωμεν εγκριναι η συγκριναι εαυτους τισιν των εαυτους συνιστανοντων αλλα αυτοι εν εαυτοις εαυτους μετρουντες και συγκρινοντες εαυτους εαυτοις ου συνιασιν ημεις δε ουκ εις τα αμετρα καυχησομεθα αλλα κατα το μετρον του κανονος ου εμερισεν ημιν ο θεος μετρου εφικεσθαι αχρι και υμων ου γαρ ως μη εφικνουμενοι εις υμας υπερεκτεινομεν εαυτους αχρι γαρ και υμων εφθασαμεν εν τω ευαγγελιω του χριστου ουκ εις τα αμετρα καυχωμενοι εν αλλοτριοις κοποις ελπιδα δε εχοντες αυξανομενης της πιστεως υμων εν υμιν μεγαλυνθηναι κατα τον κανονα ημων εις περισσειαν εις τα υπερεκεινα υμων ευαγγελισασθαι ουκ εν αλλοτριω κανονι εις τα ετοιμα καυχησασθαι ο δε καυχωμενος εν κυριω καυχασθω ου γαρ ο εαυτον συνιστανων εκεινος εστιν δοκιμος αλλα ον ο κυριος συνιστησιν
2 Corinthians 10 Text (Latin) Ipse autem ego Paulus obsecro vos per mansuetudinem et modestiam Christi, qui in facie quidem humilis sum inter vos, absens autem confido in vos. Rogo autem vos ne præsens audeam per eam confidentiam, qua existimor audere in quosdam, qui arbitrantur nos tamquam secundum carnem ambulemus. In carne enim ambulantes, non secundum carnem militamus. Nam arma militiæ nostræ non carnalia sunt, sed potentia Deo ad destructionem munitionum, consilia destruentes, et omnem altitudinem extollentem se adversus scientiam Dei, et in captivitatem redigentes omnem intellectum in obsequium Christi, et in promptu habentes ulcisci omnem inobedientiam, cum impleta fuerit vestra obedientia. Quæ secundum faciem sunt, videte. Si quis confidit sibi Christi se esse, hoc cogitet iterum apud se : quia sicut ipse Christi est, ita et nos. Nam etsi amplius aliquid gloriatus fuero de potestate nostra, quam dedit nobis Dominus in ædificationem, et non in destructionem vestram, non erubescam. Ut autem non existimer tamquam terrere vos per epistolas : quoniam quidem epistolæ, inquiunt, graves sunt et fortes : præsentia autem corporis infirma, et sermo contemptibilis : hoc cogitet qui ejusmodi est, quia quales sumus verbo per epistolas absentes, tales et præsentes in facto. Non enim audemus inserere, aut comparare nos quibusdam, qui seipsos commendant : sed ipsi in nobis nosmetipsos metientes, et comparantes nosmetipsos nobis. Nos autem non in immensum gloriabimur, sed secundum mensuram regulæ, qua mensus est nobis Deus, mensuram pertingendi usque ad vos. Non enim quasi non pertingentes ad vos, superextendimus nos : usque ad vos enim pervenimus in Evangelio Christi. Non in immensum gloriantes in alienis laboribus : spem autem habentes crescentis fidei vestræ, in vobis magnificari secundum regulam nostram in abundantiam, etiam in illa, quæ ultra vos sunt, evangelizare, non in aliena regula in iis quæ præparata sunt gloriari. Qui autem gloriatur, in Domino glorietur. Non enim qui seipsum commendat, ille probatus est : sed quem Deus commendat.
2 Corinthians 10 Text (KJV) 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: 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. For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 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; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. 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. 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: That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters. For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible. 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. 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. 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. 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: 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, 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. But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

2 Corinthians 10
RELATED TOPICS
SERMONS, ESSAYS AND OPINIONS
CONTENTS

Contents

Verses

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Commentary

This article is a stub. You can help WikiChristian by expanding it. For help please read the WikiChristian Tutorial and our writing guide.

Links

---

Return to Christianity -> Bible -> 2 Corinthians