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2 Corinthians 10

Highlighted words differ from the WEB. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

  1. 1
    WEBNow I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.
    KJVNow 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:
  2. 2
    WEBYes, I beg you that I may not, when present, show courage with the confidence with which I intend to be bold against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh.
    KJVBut 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.
  3. 3
    WEBFor though we walk in the flesh, we don’t wage war according to the flesh;
    KJVFor though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
  4. 4
    WEBfor the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,
    KJV(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
  5. 5
    WEBthrowing 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,
    KJVCasting 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;
  6. 6
    WEBand being in readiness to avenge all disobedience when your obedience is made full.
    KJVAnd having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
  7. 7
    WEBDo you look at things only as they appear in front of your face? If anyone trusts in himself that he is Christ’s, let him consider this again with himself, that even as he is Christ’s, so we also are Christ’s.
    KJVDo 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.
  8. 8
    WEBFor even if I boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for casting you down, I will not be ashamed,
    KJVFor 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:
  9. 9
    WEBthat I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.
    KJVThat I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
  10. 10
    WEBFor, “His letters”, they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised.”
    KJVFor his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
  11. 11
    WEBLet such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present.
    KJVLet 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.
  12. 12
    WEBFor we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.
    KJVFor 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.
  13. 13
    WEBBut we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you.
    KJVBut 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.
  14. 14
    WEBFor we don’t stretch ourselves too much, as though we didn’t reach to you. For we came even as far as to you with the Good News of Christ,
    KJVFor 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:
  15. 15
    WEBnot boasting beyond proper limits in other men’s labors, but having hope that as your faith grows, we will be abundantly enlarged by you in our sphere of influence,
    KJVNot 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,
  16. 16
    WEBso as to preach the Good News even to the parts beyond you, not to boast in what someone else has already done.
    KJVTo preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man’s line of things made ready to our hand.
  17. 17
    WEBBut “he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”
    KJVBut he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
  18. 18
    WEBFor it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
    KJVFor not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
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