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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 Paul myself beseech you by the meekness, and gentleness of Christ, which when I am present among you, am base, but am bold toward you being 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]And this I require you, that I need not to be bold when I am present, with that same confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which esteem us as though we walked according to the flesh. |
| [3]For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: |
[3]Nevertheless, though we walk in the flesh, yet we do not war after 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 warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God, to cast down holds) |
| [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]Casting down the imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ, |
| [6]And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. |
[6]And having ready the vengeance against all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. |
| [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 ye on things after the appearance? If any man trust in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again of himself, that as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's. |
| [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]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 have no shame. |
| [9]That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters. |
[9]This I say that I may not seem as it were to fear you with letters. |
| [10]For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible. |
[10]For the letters, saith he, are sore and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is of no value. |
| [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]Let such 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. |
| [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]For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or to compare ourselves to them, which praise themselves: but they understand not that they measure themselves with themselves, and compare themselves with themselves. |
| [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 rejoice of things, which are not within our measure, but according to the measure of the line, whereof God hath distributed unto us a measure to attain even unto 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 stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we had not attained unto you: for even to you also have we come in preaching 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]Not boasting of things which are without our measure: that is, of other men's labors: and we hope, when your faith shall increase, to be magnified by you according to our line abundantly, |
| [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]And to preach the Gospel in those regions which are beyond you: not to rejoice in another man's line, that is in the things that are prepared already. |
| [17]But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. |
[17]But let him that rejoiceth, rejoice in the Lord. |
| [18]For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. |
[18]For he that praiseth himself, is not allowed, but he whom the Lord praiseth. |