Chapter 10
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Paul Defends His Ministry
| 10:1 Αὐτὸς δὲ ἐγὼ Παῦλος παρακαλῶ ὑμᾶς διὰ τῆς πραΰτητος καὶ ἐπιεικείας τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὃς κατὰ πρόσωπον μὲν ταπεινὸς ἐν ὑμῖν, ἀπὼν δὲ θαρρῶ εἰς ὑμᾶς· | 1 Αὐτὸς δὲ ἐγὼ Παῦλος παρακαλῶ ὑμᾶς διὰ τῆς πρᾳότητος καὶ ἐπιεικείας τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὃς κατὰ πρόσωπον μὲν ταπεινὸς ἐν ὑμῖν, ἀπὼν δὲ θαρρῶ εἰς ὑμᾶς· |
| By the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I, Paul, myself am urging you, I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when absent! | By the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I, Paul, myself am urging you, I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when absent! |
| 10:2 δέομαι δὲ τὸ μὴ παρὼν θαρρῆσαι τῇ πεποιθήσει ᾗ λογίζομαι τολμῆσαι ἐπί τινας τοὺς λογιζομένους ἡμᾶς ὡς κατὰ σάρκα περιπατοῦντας. | 2 δέομαι δέ, τὸ μὴ παρὼν θαρρῆσαι τῇ πεποιθήσει, ᾗ λογίζομαι τολμῆσαι ἐπί τινας τοὺς λογιζομένους ἡμᾶς ὡς κατὰ σάρκα περιπατοῦντας. |
| I ask that when I am present, I don’t need to be bold with the confidence with which I am considering to be bold against some, who consider us as though we walked according to the flesh. | I ask that when I am present, I don’t need to be bold with the confidence with which I am considering to be bold against some, who consider us as though we walked according to the flesh. |
| 10:3 ἐν σαρκὶ γὰρ περιπατοῦντες οὐ κατὰ σάρκα στρατευόμεθα, | 3 ἐν σαρκὶ γὰρ περιπατοῦντες, οὐ κατὰ σάρκα στρατευόμεθα |
| For though we walk in the flesh, we don’t fight according to the flesh, | For though we walk in the flesh, we don’t fight according to the flesh, |
| 10:4 τὰ γὰρ ὅπλα τῆς στρατείας ἡμῶν οὐ σαρκικὰ ἀλλὰ δυνατὰ τῷ θεῷ πρὸς καθαίρεσιν ὀχυρωμάτων, λογισμοὺς καθαιροῦντες | 4 (τὰ γὰρ ὅπλα τῆς στρατείας ἡμῶν οὐ σαρκικά, ἀλλὰ δυνατὰ τῷ θεῷ πρὸς καθαίρεσιν ὀχυρωμάτων), |
| for the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but powerful in God for the pulling down of fortresses, pulling down arguments | (for the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but powerful in God for the pulling down of fortresses,) |
| 10:5 καὶ πᾶν ὕψωμα ἐπαιρόμενον κατὰ τῆς γνώσεως τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ αἰχμαλωτίζοντες πᾶν νόημα εἰς τὴν ὑπακοὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ, | 5 λογισμοὺς καθαιροῦντες καὶ πᾶν ὕψωμα ἐπαιρόμενον κατὰ τῆς γνώσεως τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ αἰχμαλωτίζοντες πᾶν νόημα εἰς τὴν ὑπακοὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ, |
| and every lofty thing erected against the knowledge of God, and capturing every thought for the obedience of Christ, | pulling down arguments and every lofty thing erected against the knowledge of God, and capturing every thought for the obedience of Christ, |
| 10:6 καὶ ἐν ἑτοίμῳ ἔχοντες ἐκδικῆσαι πᾶσαν παρακοήν, ὅταν πληρωθῇ ὑμῶν ἡ ὑπακοή. | 6 καὶ ἐν ἑτοίμῳ ἔχοντες ἐκδικῆσαι πᾶσαν παρακοήν, ὅταν πληρωθῇ ὑμῶν ἡ ὑπακοή. |
| and being ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete. | and being ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete. |
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10:7 Τὰ
κατὰ
πρόσωπον
βλέπετε. εἴ τις πέποιθεν ἑαυτῷ Χριστοῦ εἶναι, τοῦτο λογιζέσθω πάλιν ἐφ᾿ ἑαυτοῦ, ὅτι καθὼς αὐτὸς Χριστοῦ, οὕτως καὶ ἡμεῖς. |
7 Τὰ
κατὰ
πρόσωπον
βλέπετε; εἴ τις πέποιθεν ἑαυτῷ Χριστοῦ εἶναι, τοῦτο λογιζέσθω πάλιν ἀφ᾿ ἑαυτοῦ, ὅτι καθὼς αὐτὸς Χριστοῦ, οὕτω καὶ ἡμεῖς Χριστοῦ. |
| You are looking at things according to appearance. If anyone is confident in himself that he is Christ’s, let him consider this again within himself, that just as he is Christ’s, so also are we. | Are you looking at things according to appearance? If anyone is confident in himself that he is Christ’s, let him consider this again within himself, that just as he is Christ’s, so we also are Christ’s. |
| 10:8 ἐὰν [τε] γὰρ περισσότερόν τι καυχήσωμαι περὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας ἡμῶν ἧς ἔδωκεν ὁ κύριος εἰς οἰκοδομὴν καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν ὑμῶν, οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσομαι. | 8 ἐὰν τε γὰρ καὶ περισσότερόν τι καυχήσωμαι περὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας ἡμῶν, ἧς ἔδωκεν ὁ κύριος ἡμῖν εἰς οἰκοδομὴν, καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν ὑμῶν, οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσομαι· |
| For even if I boast somewhat further about our authority, which the Lord gave for building and not for destroying you, I will not be embarrassed. | For even if I boast somewhat further about our authority, which the Lord gave for building and not for destroying you, I will not be embarrassed. |
| 10:9 ἵνα μὴ δόξω ὡς ἄν ἐκφοβεῖν ὑμᾶς διὰ τῶν ἐπιστολῶν· | 9 ἵνα μὴ δόξω ὡς ἄν ἐκφοβεῖν ὑμᾶς διὰ τῶν ἐπιστολῶν. |
| lest I seem as if I would terrify you by letters. | lest I seem as if I would terrify you by letters. |
| 10:10 ὅτι, αἱ ἐπιστολαὶ μέν, φησίν, βαρεῖαι καὶ ἰσχυραί, ἡ δὲ παρουσία τοῦ σώματος ἀσθενὴς καὶ ὁ λόγος ἐξουθενημένος. | 10 ὅτι, αἱ μέν ἐπιστολαί, φησί, βαρεῖαι καὶ ἰσχυραί· ἡ δὲ παρουσία τοῦ σώματος ἀσθενής, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἐξουθενημένος. |
| For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak and his speech contemptible.” | For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak and his speech contemptible.” |
| 10:11 τοῦτο λογιζέσθω ὁ τοιοῦτος, ὅτι οἷοί ἐσμεν τῷ λόγῳ δι᾿ ἐπιστολῶν ἀπόντες, τοιοῦτοι καὶ παρόντες τῷ ἔργῳ. | 11 τοῦτο λογιζέσθω ὁ τοιοῦτος, ὅτι οἷοί ἐσμεν τῷ λόγῳ δι᾿ ἐπιστολῶν ἀπόντες, τοιοῦτοι καὶ παρόντες τῷ ἔργῳ. |
| Let such a man consider this, that what we are in word by letters when absent, such men we are also in deed when present. | Let such a man consider this, that what we are in word by letters when absent, such men we are also in deed when present. |
| 10:12 Οὐ γὰρ τολμῶμεν ἐγκρῖναι ἢ συγκρῖναι ἑαυτούς τισιν τῶν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστανόντων, ἀλλὰ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἑαυτοὺς μετροῦντες καὶ συγκρίνοντες ἑαυτοὺς ἑαυτοῖς οὐ συνιᾶσιν. | 12 Οὐ γὰρ τολμῶμεν ἐγκρῖναι ἢ συγκρῖναι ἑαυτούς τισι τῶν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστανόντων, ἀλλὰ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἑαυτοὺς μετροῦντες, καὶ συγκρίνοντες ἑαυτοὺς ἑαυτοῖς, οὐ συνιοῦσιν. |
| For we don’t dare to categorize or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves; but when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they don’t understand. | For we don’t dare to categorize or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves; but when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they don’t understand. |
| 10:13 ἡμεῖς δὲ οὐκ εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα καυχησόμεθα ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸ μέτρον τοῦ κανόνος οὗ ἐμέρισεν ἡμῖν ὁ θεὸς μέτρου, ἐφικέσθαι ἄχρι καὶ ὑμῶν. | 13 ἡμεῖς δὲ οὐχι εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα καυχησόμεθα, ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸ μέτρον τοῦ κανόνος οὗ ἐμέρισεν ἡμῖν ὁ θεὸς μέτρου, ἐφικέσθαι ἄχρι καὶ ὑμῶν. |
| But we will not boast beyond our measure, but within the measure of the standard which God assigned to us as a measure, to reach even as far as you. | But we will not boast beyond our measure, but within the measure of the standard which God assigned to us as a measure, to reach even as far as you. |
| 10:14 οὐ γὰρ ὡς μὴ ἐφικνούμενοι εἰς ὑμᾶς ὑπερεκτείνομεν ἑαυτούς, ἄχρι γὰρ καὶ ὑμῶν ἐφθάσαμεν ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, | 14 οὐ γὰρ ὡς μὴ ἐφικνούμενοι εἰς ὑμᾶς ὑπερεκτείνομεν ἑαυτούς· ἄχρι γὰρ καὶ ὑμῶν ἐφθάσαμεν ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ· |
| For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we didn’t reach to you, for we came even as far as you in the gospel of Christ; | For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we didn’t reach to you, for we came even as far as you in the gospel of Christ; |
| 10:15 οὐκ εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα καυχώμενοι ἐν ἀλλοτρίοις κόποις, ἐλπίδα δὲ ἔχοντες αὐξανομένης τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν ἐν ὑμῖν μεγαλυνθῆναι κατὰ τὸν κανόνα ἡμῶν εἰς περισσείαν | 15 οὐκ εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα καυχώμενοι ἐν ἀλλοτρίοις κόποις, ἐλπίδα δὲ ἔχοντες, αὐξανομένης τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν, ἐν ὑμῖν μεγαλυνθῆναι κατὰ τὸν κανόνα ἡμῶν εἰς περισσείαν, |
| not boasting of things beyond measure, that is, in other men’s labours, but having the hope that as your faith grows, we will be, within our sphere, enlarged even more by you, | not boasting of things beyond measure, that is, in other men’s labours, but having the hope that as your faith grows, we will be, within our sphere, enlarged even more by you, |
| 10:16 εἰς τὰ ὑπερέκεινα ὑμῶν εὐαγγελίσασθαι, οὐκ ἐν ἀλλοτρίῳ κανόνι εἰς τὰ ἕτοιμα καυχήσασθαι. | 16 εἰς τὰ ὑπερέκεινα ὑμῶν εὐαγγελίσασθαι, οὐκ ἐν ἀλλοτρίῳ κανόνι εἰς τὰ ἕτοιμα καυχήσασθαι. |
| so as to preach the gospel even to the regions beyond you, and not to boast in what has been accomplished in the sphere of another. | so as to preach the gospel even to the regions beyond you, and not to boast in what has been accomplished in the sphere of another. |
| 10:17 ὁ δὲ καυχώμενος ἐν κυρίῳ καυχάσθω· | 17 ὁ δὲ καυχώμενος, ἐν κυρίῳ καυχάσθω· |
| But he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.[1] | But he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.[1] |
| 10:18 οὐ γὰρ ὁ ἑαυτὸν συνιστάνων, ἐκεῖνός ἐστιν δόκιμος, ἀλλὰ ὃν ὁ κύριος συνίστησιν. | 18 οὐ γὰρ ὁ ἑαυτὸν συνιστῶν, ἐκεῖνός ἐστι δόκιμος, ἀλλ᾿ ὃν ὁ κύριος συνίστησιν. |
| For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but he whom the Lord commends. | For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but he whom the Lord commends. |