2 Corinthians 10

1 Nowe I Paul my selfe beseech you by the meekenes, and gentlenes of Christ, which when I am present among you am base, but am bolde toward you being absent:

Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I, who present indeed am lowly among you, but am bold toward you when absent;

2 And this I require you, that I neede not to be bolde when I am present, with that same confidence, wherewith I thinke to bee bolde against some, which esteeme vs as though wee walked according to the flesh.

but I entreat you, that I may not when I am present be bold with that confidence wherewith I think of being bold towards some, who think of us as walking according to the flesh.

3 Neuerthelesse, though wee walke in the flesh, yet we doe not warre after the flesh.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh,

4 (For the weapons of our warrefare are not carnall, but mightie through God, to cast downe holdes)

(for the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds, )

5 Casting downe the imaginations, and euery high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captiuitie euery thought to the obedience of Christ,

casting down reasonings, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing every purpose into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

6 And hauing ready the vengeance against all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

and being in readiness to punish every disobedience, when the measure of your obedience shall be full.

7 Looke yee on things after the appearance? If any man trust in himselfe that hee is Christes, let him consider this againe of himself, that as he is Christes, euen so are we Christes.

Ye look at the outward appearance. If any one trusteth to himself that he belongeth to Christ, let him of himself consider this again, that as he belongeth to Christ, so also do we.

8 For though I shoulde boast somewhat more of our authoritie, which the Lord hath giuen vs for edification, and not for your destruction, I should haue no shame.

For even if I should boast still more highly of our authority, which the Lord gave us for building you up, and not pulling you down, I should not be put to shame;

9 This I say, that I may not seeme as it were to feare you with letters.

that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.

10 For the letters, sayeth hee, are sore and strong, but his bodily presence is weake, and his speache is of no value.

For his letters, saith one, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

11 Let such one thinke this, that such as wee are in woorde by letters, when we are absent, such wil we be also in deede, when we are present.

Let such a one count upon this, that such as we are in word by letters when absent, such will we be also in deed when present.

12 For wee dare not make our selues of the nomber, or to compare our selues to them, which praise themselues: but they vnderstand not that they measure themselues with themselues, and compare themselues with themselues.

For we do not venture to reckon ourselves among, or compare ourselves with, some of those who commend themselves; but they, measuring themselves among themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise.

13 But we wil not reioyce of things, which are not within our measure, but according to the measure of the line, whereof God hath distributed vnto vs a measure to attaine euen vnto you.

But we will not boast of things that are without our measure, but according to the measure of the line which God allotted us, —a measure to reach even to you.

14 For we stretche not our selues beyonde our measure, as though wee had not attained vnto you: for euen to you also haue we come in preaching the Gospel of Christ,

For we do not stretch ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not to you; (for as far as even to you did we come, in the gospel of Christ; )

15 Not boasting of things which are without our measure: that is, of other mens labours: and we hope, when your faith shall increase, to bee magnified by you according to our line aboundantly,

not boasting of things that are without measure, in other men's labors, but having hope, when your faith is increased, that our line will through you be still further extended,

16 And to preache the Gospel in those regions which are beyonde you: not to reioyce in another mans line, that is, in the thinges that are prepared alreadie.

so that we may preach the gospel in the regions beyond you; not boasting, in another's line, of things made ready to our hand.

17 But let him that reioyceth, reioyce in the Lord.

But “he that boasteth, let him boast in the Lord.”

18 For hee that praiseth himselfe, is not alowed, but he whome the Lord praiseth.

For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but he whom the Lord commendeth.