1 Same and I Paul beseech you on account of the meekness and gentleness of the Anointed, who according to face indeed humble among you, being absent but am bold toward you;
2 I pray but, that not being present to be bold with the confidence, with which I reckon to have daring toward some those reckoning us as according to flesh walking.
3 In flesh for walking, not according to flesh warring.
4 (the for arms of the warfare of us not fleshly, but powerful in the God for a casting down of fortresses,)
5 reasonings casting down and every height raising itself up against the knowledge of the God, and leading captive every mind into the obedience of the Anointed,
6 and in preparation having to punish every disobedience, when may be fulfilled of you the obedience.
7 The things according to face do you see? If any one has persuaded himself of Anointed to be, this let him consider again from himself that even as he of Anointed, so also we.
8 If indeed for even more abundantly somewhat I should boast concerning the authority of us, which gave the Lord to us, for building up and not for casting down of you, not I shall be ashamed.
9 So that not I may seem as I would terrify you by means of the letters;
10 (because the indeed letters, he says, weighty and powerful; the but presence of the body weak, and the word having been despised;)
11 this let consider the such an one, that such ones were by the word through letters being absent, such like ones also being present in the work.
12 Not for we dare to rank or to compare ourselves with some of those themselves commending; but they by themselves themselves measuring, and comparing themselves with themselves, not are intelligent.
13 We and not for the things unmeasured we will boast, but according to the measure of the rule, of which distributed to us the God of measure, to reach to even you.
14 Not for, as not reaching to you, we over stretch ourselves; (to for even you we came in the glad tidings of the Anointed;)
15 not for the things unmeasured boasting in others labors, a hope but having, being increased of the faith of you, by you to be enlarged according to the rule of us into superabundance,
16 to the parts beyond of you to announce glad tidings; not by another rule for the things ready to boast.
17 The but one boasting, in Lord let him boast.
18 Not for he himself commending, he is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
1 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 I ask that when I am present I need not be bold with the confidence with which I propose to be courageous against some, who regard 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.
4 The weapons we use in our fight are not of the flesh but God's powerful weapons, which we use to destroy strongholds. We destroy false arguments.
5 We cast down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God. We bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.
6 We are ready to punish all disobedience, when your obedience is complete.
7 You look at the things that are before you. If any man trusts in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again within himself that, even as he is Christ's, so also are we.
8 I should boast a great deal concerning the authority the Lord gave us to build you up, and not to tear you down, I would not be put to shame.
9 I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.
10 For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong. But his bodily presence is weak and his speech of no account.
11 Let a person like this take this into account: what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such we will also be in deed when we are present.
12 For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves. But they measure themselves by themselves, and compare themselves with themselves. They are without understanding.
13 But we will not boast beyond our measure, but according to the measure of the province that God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even to you.
14 For we are not overstretching ourselves though we did not reach to you. We reached out to you with the good news of Christ.
15 We did not boast beyond our assignment in other men's labors. Having hope that, as your faith grows, we shall be made great among you according to our territory for further abundance.
16 Let us preach the good news to the parts beyond you. Let us not boast in someone elses territory in concerning things ready for our hand.
17 But he who boasts let him boast in Jehovah! (Jeremiah 9:24)
18 It is not he that commends himself that is approved. It is the one whom Jehovah commends. (Proverbs 29:26)