2 Corinthians 10

1 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;

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 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.

yea, I beseech you, that I may not when present shew courage with the confidence wherewith I count to be bold against some, which 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,

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

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

(for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strong holds);

5 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,

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 punish every disobedience, when the measure of your obedience shall be full.

and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience shall be fulfilled.

7 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.

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 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;

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.

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

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

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

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 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.

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 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.

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 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; )

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 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,

not glorying beyond [our] measure, [that is], in other men’s labours; but having hope that, as your faith groweth, we shall be magnified in you according to our province unto [further] abundance,

16 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.

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 boasteth, let him boast in the Lord.”

But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

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

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