Berean Standard Bible
2 Corinthians 10
1NowδὲdeG1161byδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588mildnessG4240andκαὶkaiG2532gentlenessἐπιεικείαςepieikeiasG1932τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,I appealΑὐτὸς παρακαλῶAutos parakalōG3870G846to youὑμᾶςhumasG4771—IἐγὼegōG1473,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,whoὃςhosG3739μὲνmenG3303amhumbleταπεινὸςtapeinosG5011when face to faceκατὰ πρόσωπονkata prosōponG2596G4383withἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771,butδὲdeG1161boldθαρρῶtharrōG2292εἰςeisG1519ὑμᾶς·humasG4771when awayἀπὼνapōnG548.
2δὲdeG1161I begδέομαιdeomaiG1189youthatτὸtoG3588when I comeπαρὼνparōnG3918I may not need to beμὴ θαρρῆσαιmē tharrēsaiG3361G2292as boldτῇ πεποιθήσει τολμῆσαιtēa pepoithēsei tolmēsaiG3588G4006G5111asᾗhēG3739I expectλογίζομαιlogizomaiG3049towardἐπίepiG1909thoseτιναςtinasG5100whoτοὺςtousG3588presume thatλογιζομένουςlogizomenousG3049weG1473ὡςhōsG5613liveπεριπατοῦντας.peripatountasG4043according toκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκαsarkaG4561.
4γὰρgarG1063TheτὰtaG3588weaponsὅπλαhoplaG3696ofτῆςtēsG3588ourG1473warfareστρατείαςstrateiasG4752arenotοὐouG3756the weaponsof the fleshσαρκικὰsarkikaG4559.InsteadἀλλὰallaG235, they haveτῷtōG3588divineθεῷtheōG2316powerδυνατὰdunataG1415toπρὸςprosG4314demolishκαθαίρεσινkathairesinG2506strongholdsὀχυρωμάτων,ochurōmatōnG3794.
5We demolishG2507argumentsG3053andκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶνpanG3956presumptionὕψωμαhupsōmaG5313set upἐπαιρόμενονepairomenonG1869againstκατὰkataG2596theτῆςtēsG3588knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;andκαὶkaiG2532we take captiveαἰχμαλωτίζοντεςaichmalōtizontesG163everyπᾶνpanG3956thoughtνόημαnoēmaG3540toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588make it obedientὑπακοὴνhupakoēnG5218τοῦtouG3588to ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.
7You are lookingβλέπετε.blepeteG991ΤὰTaG3588atκατὰkataG2596outward appearancesπρόσωπονprosōponG4383.IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100is confidentπέποιθενpepoithenG3982that heἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438belongs toG1510ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547τοῦτοtoutoG3778,he should remindλογιζέσθω πάλινlogizesthō palinG3049G3825himselfἐφ᾽ ἑαυτοῦeph᾽ he'autouG1909G1438thatὅτιhotiG3754weG1473belong to ChristοὕτωςhoutōsG3779justκαὶkaiG2532as much asκαθὼςkathōsG2531heαὐτὸςautosG846doesΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547.
8ForγὰρgarG1063evenτεteG5037ifἐάνeanG1437I boastκαυχήσωμαιkauchēsōmaiG2744somewhatτιtiG5100excessivelyG4053aboutπερὶperiG4012theτῆςtēsG3588authorityἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849ἧςhēsG3739theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325usG1473forεἰςeisG1519building you upοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619rather thanκαὶ οὐκkai oukG2532G3756εἰςeisG1519tearing you downκαθαίρεσιν ὑμῶν,kathairesin humōnG2506G4771,I will not be ashamedοὐκ αἰσχυνθήσομαι·ouk aischunthēsomaiG3756G153.
10ForὅτιhotiG3754somesayφησινphēsinG5346, “HisαἱhaiG3588lettersἐπιστολαὶepistolaiG1992μένmenG3303areweightyβαρεῖαιbareiaiG926andκαὶkaiG2532forcefulἰσχυραί,ischuraiG2478,butδὲdeG1161hisἡhēG3588physicalσώματοςsōmatosG4983τοῦtouG3588presenceπαρουσίαparousiaG3952isunimpressiveἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772,andκαὶkaiG2532hisὁhoG3588speakingλόγοςlogosG3056isof no accountἐξουθενημένος.exouthenēmenosG1848.”
11ὁhoG3588SuchτοιοῦτοςtoioutosG5108peopleshould considerλογιζέσθωlogizesthōG3049τοῦτοtoutoG3778thatὅτιhotiG3754whatοἷοίhoioiG3634we areἐσμενesmenG1510inδι᾽di᾽G1223ourlettersτῷ λόγῳ ἐπιστολῶνtō logō epistolōnG3588G3056G1992when absentἀπόντες,apontesG548, we will beτοιοῦτοι καὶtoioutoi kaiG5108G2532τῷtōG3588in our actionsἔργῳ.¶ergōG2041when presentπαρόντεςparontesG3918.
12γὰρgarG1063We do not dareτολμῶμενtolmōmenG5111ΟὐOuG3756to classifyἐγκρῖναιegkrinaiG1469orἢēG2228compareσυγκρῖναιsugkrinaiG4793ourselvesἑαυτούςhe'autousG1438withsomeτισινtisinG5100whoτῶνtōnG3588commendσυνιστανόντων·sunistanontōnG4921themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235. WhentheyαὐτοὶautoiG846measureμετροῦντεςmetrountesG3354themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438byἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438andκαὶkaiG2532compareσυγκρίνοντεςsugkrinontesG4793themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438with themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,they show their ignoranceοὐ συνιᾶσιν.ou suniasinG3756G4920.
13WeG1473,howeverδὲdeG1161,will not boastοὐκ καυχησόμεθαouk kauchēsomethaG3756G2744beyond our limitsεἰς τὰ ἄμετραeis ta ametraG1519G3588G280,but onlyἀλλὰallaG235withinκατὰkataG2596theτὸtoG3588field of influenceμέτρον τοῦ κανόνοςmetron tou kanonosG3358G3588G2583thatοὗhouG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has assignedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307to usG1473—a fieldμέτρουmetrouG3358that reachesἐφικέσθαιephikesthaiG2185evenκαὶkaiG2532toἄχριachriG891youὑμῶν.humōnG4771.
14γὰρgarG1063We are not oversteppingοὐ ὑπερεκτείνομενou huperekteinomenG3756G5239ourἑαυτούς·he'autousG1438bounds,as ifὡςhōsG5613we had not comeμὴ ἐφικνούμενοιmē ephiknoumenoiG3361G2185toεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.IndeedγὰρgarG1063καὶkaiG2532,we were the first to reachἄχρι ἐφθάσαμενachri ephthasamenG5348G891youὑμῶνhumōnG4771withἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588gospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547.
15NeitherοὐκoukG3756do we boastκαυχώμενοιkauchōmenoiG2744beyond our limitsεἰς τὰ ἄμετραeis ta ametraG1519G3588G280inἐνenG1722thelaborsκόποις,kopoisG2873of othersἀλλοτρίοιςallotrioisG245.ButδὲdeG1161we hope thatἐλπίδα ἔχοντεςelpida echontesG2192G1680asyourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102increasesαὐξανομένηςauxanomenēsG837,ourG1473τὸνtonG3588area of influenceκανόναkanonaG2583amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771κατὰkataG2596will greatly increaseμεγαλυνθῆναι εἰς περισσείαν,megalunthēnai eis perisseianG3170G1519G4050as well,
16so thatεἰςeisG1519we can preach the gospelεὐαγγελίσασθαι,euangelisasthaiG2097in the regionsτὰtaG3588beyondὑπερέκειναhuperekeinaG5238youὑμῶνhumōnG4771. Thenwe will not be boastingοὐκ καυχήσασθαι.ouk kauchēsasthaiG3756G2744inἐνenG1722theτὰtaG3588workalready doneἕτοιμαhetoimaG2092inεἰςeisG1519another man’sἀλλοτρίῳallotriōG245territoryκανόνιkanoniG2583.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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