2 Corinthians 10

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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:	1 Now I myself, Paul, urge you through the gentleness and clemency of Christ, I who am humble when face to face with you, but brave toward you when absent,
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.	2 I beg you that, when present, I may not have to be brave with that confidence with which I intend to act boldly against some who consider us as acting according to the flesh.
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:	3 For, although we are in the flesh, we do not battle 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;)	4 for the weapons of our battle are not of flesh but are enormously powerful, capable of destroying fortresses. We destroy arguments
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;	5 and every pretension raising itself against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive in obedience to Christ,
6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.	6 and we are ready to punish every disobedience, once your obedience is complete.
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.	7 Look at what confronts you. Whoever is confident of belonging to Christ should consider that as he belongs to Christ, so do we.
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:	8 And even if I should boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I shall not be put to shame.
9 That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.	9 May I not seem as one frightening you through letters.
10 For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.	10 For someone will say, "His letters are severe and forceful, 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.	11 Such a person must understand that what we are in word through letters when absent, that we also are in action when 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.	12 Not that we dare to class or compare ourselves with some of those who recommend themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding.
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.	13 But we will not boast beyond measure but will keep to the limits God has apportioned us, namely, to reach even to 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:	14 For we are not overreaching ourselves, as though we did not reach you; we indeed first came to you with 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,	15 We are not boasting beyond measure, in other people's labors; yet our hope is that, as your faith increases, our influence among you may be greatly enlarged, within our proper limits,
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.	16 so that we may preach the gospel even beyond you, not boasting of work already done in another's sphere.
17 But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.	17 "Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord."
18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.	18 For it is not the one who recommends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord recommends.