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2 Corinthians 10:1-12

1ButImyself,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,entreatyoubythemeeknessandgentlenessG4240oftheChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,who,astoappearanceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383, [whenpresent] [am] meanamongyou,butabsentἀπὼνapōnG548amboldθαρρῶtharrōG2292towardsyou;

2butIbeseechthatpresentπαρὼνparōnG3918ImaynotbeboldwiththeconfidenceπεποιθήσειpepoithēseiG4006withwhichIthinktobedaring towardssomewhothinkofusaswalkingπεριπατοῦντας.peripatountasG4043accordingκατὰkataG2596tofleshσάρκαsarkaG4561.

3ForwalkingπεριπατοῦντεςperipatountesG4043infleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561, wedonotwarστρατευόμεθα,strateuomethaG4754accordingκατὰkataG2596tofleshσάρκαsarkaG4561.

4ForthearmsofourwarfareστρατείαςstrateiasG4752[are]notfleshlyσαρκικὰsarkikaG4559,butpowerfulδυνατὰdunataG1415accordingtoGodG2316to[the] overthrowofstrongholds;

5overthrowing reasoningsandeveryhighthingthatlifts itselfupagainsttheknowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andleadingcaptiveαἰχμαλωτίζοντεςaichmalōtizontesG163everythoughtintotheobedienceὑπακοὴνhupakoēnG5218oftheChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547;

6andhavinginreadinesstoavengeἐκδικῆσαιekdikēsaiG1556alldisobedienceπαρακοήν,parakoēnG3876whenὅτανhotanG3752yourobedienceὑπακοή.¶hupakoēG5218shallhavebeenfulfilled.

7Doyelookβλέπετε.blepeteG991atwhatconcernsappearanceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383?IfanyoneG5100hasconfidenceG3982inhimselfthatheisG1510ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,lethimthinkthisagainπάλινpalinG3825inhimself,thatevenG2532ashe[isG1510]ofChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,soalsoκαὶkaiG2532[areG1510]we.

8ForandifIshouldboastκαυχήσωμαιkauchēsōmaiG2744evenG2532somewhatmoreabundantlyofourauthorityἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849,whichtheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962hasgivenG1325[tous]forbuildingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619upandnotforyouroverthrowing,Ishallnotbeputtoshame;

9thatImaynotseemδόξωdoxōG1380asifIwasfrighteningyoubylettersἐπιστολῶν.epistolōnG1992:

10becausehislettersἐπιστολαὶepistolaiG1992,hesaysφησινphēsinG5346, [are]weightyβαρεῖαιbareiaiG926andstrongἰσχυραί,ischuraiG2478,buthispresenceπαρουσίαparousiaG3952inthebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983weakἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772,andhisspeechλόγοςlogosG3056naught.

11LetsuchaoneG3778thinkthis,thatsuchG5108asweareG1510inwordλόγῳlogōG3056bylettersἐπιστολῶνepistolōnG1992[when]absentἀπόντες,apontesG548,suchG5108alsoκαὶkaiG2532presentindeedG2041.

12ForwedareτολμῶμενtolmōmenG5111notclassourselvesorcompareourselveswithsomewhocommendσυνιστανόντων·sunistanontōnG4921themselves;butthese, measuringthemselvesbythemselves,andcomparingthemselveswiththemselves,arenotintelligent.

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