2 Corinthians 10
1 This is me Paul, personally appealing to you through Christ's kindness and gentleness, the one who is “shy” when I have to face you but who is “bold” when I'm not there.
Myself now I myself Paul exhort you through the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who as to appearance indeed [am] humble among you, being absent however I am bold toward you;
2 I'm pleading with you, so that the next time I'm with you I won't have to be as tough as I think I'll have to be, boldly dealing with those who think we behave in worldly ways.
I implore [you] now that not being present to be bold with the confidence with which I reckon to be daring toward some those reckoning us as according to flesh walking.
3 Even though we live in this world, we don't fight as the world does.
In flesh for walking not according to flesh do we wage war,
4 Our weapons are not of this world but God's mighty power that destroys fortresses of human thinking, demolishing misleading theories.
The for weapons of the warfare of us [are] not fleshly but powerful divinely to [the] demolition of strongholds,
5 Every high wall that stands tall and proud against the knowledge of God is knocked down. Every rebel idea is captured and brought into obedient agreement with Christ.
arguments overthrowing and every high thing lifting itself up against the knowledge of God and taking captive every thought into the obedience of Christ
6 When you are completely obeying Christ then we're ready to punish any disobedience.
and in readiness having to avenge all disobedience, when may have been fulfilled your obedience.
7 Look at what's staring you in the face! Anyone who considers that they belong to Christ should think again—just as they belong to Christ, so do we!
The [things] according to appearance are you looking. If anyone is persuaded in himself of Christ to be, this he should reckon again (within *N(k)O*) himself that even as he [is] of Christ, so also [are] we ourselves (of Christ. *k*)
8 Even though I may seem to be boasting a little too much about our authority, I'm not embarrassed about it. The Lord gave this authority to us to build you up, not to knock you down.
If even for (and *k*) more excessive somewhat I shall boast concerning the authority of us which has given the Lord (to us *k*) for building [you] up and not for tearing down you, not I will be ashamed;
9 I'm not trying to scare you by my letters.
that not [I] may seem as if to frighten you through the letters.
10 People say, “His letters are tough and severe, but in person he's feeble, and he's a useless speaker.”
For the letters indeed they say [are] weighty and strong, however the presence of the body weak and the speech ignored.
11 People like that should realize that what we say through letters when we're not there we will do when we are there!
This should realise type of [person] that such as we are in word through letters being absent, such [we are] also being present in action.
12 We're not so arrogant to compare ourselves with those who think so much of themselves. Those who measure themselves by themselves, and compare themselves with themselves, are really foolish!
Not for dare we to classify or to compare ourselves [with] some themselves commending; but these by themselves themselves measuring and comparing themselves with themselves not understand.
13 But we won't boast about ourselves in extravagant terms that can't be measured. We simply measure what we have done using God's system of measurement that he gave us—and that includes you.
We ourselves however (not *N(k)O*) into the [things] beyond measure will boast but according to the measure of the area that has assigned to us God a measure to reach as far as also you.
14 We are not over-extending our authority in saying this, as if we didn't get as far as you, for we did get to you and share with you the good news of Christ.
Not for as not reaching to you we are overextending ourselves; as far as for also you we came in the gospel of Christ;
15 We're not boasting in extravagant terms that can't be measured, claiming credit for what others have done. On the contrary, we hope that as your trust in God grows, our work among you will greatly increase.
not to the [things] beyond measure boasting in others’ labors, hope however having increasing the faith of you among you to be enlarged according to the area of us to excess,
16 Then we can share the good news in places way beyond you, without boasting about what's already been done where someone else has worked.
so as that beyond you to evangelise, not in another’s area in [things] ready to boast.
17 “If anyone wants to boast, boast about the Lord.”
The [one] however boasting in [the] Lord he should boast;
18 It's not those who praise themselves that are respected, but those that the Lord praises.
Not for the [one] himself commending, this [one] is approved, but [the one] whom the Lord commends.
