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2 Corinthians 10

1NowδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972myselfΑὐτὸςAutosG846beseechπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870youὑμᾶςhumasG4771byδιὰdiaG1223the meeknessτῆςtēsG3588 G4240andκαὶkaiG2532gentlenessἐπιεικείαςepieikeiasG1932of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ,tou ChristouG3588 G5547,whoὃςhosG3739inκατὰkataG2596presenceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383amμὲνmenG3303baseταπεινὸςtapeinosG5011amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771,butδὲdeG1161being absentἀπὼνapōnG548am boldθαρρῶtharrōG2292towardεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς·humasG4771:

2τὸtoG3588τῇtēaG3588ButδὲdeG1161I beseechδέομαιdeomaiG1189you,that I mayG2292notμὴmēG3361be boldG2292when I am presentπαρὼνparōnG3918with that confidenceπεποιθήσει τοὺςpepoithēsei tousG3588 G4006,wherewith I thinkλογίζομαιlogizomaiG3049to be boldτολμῆσαιtolmēsaiG5111againstἐπίepiG1909someτιναςtinasG5100,whichᾗhēG3739thinkλογιζομένουςlogizomenousG3049of usG1473as ifὡςhōsG5613we walkedπεριπατοῦντας.peripatountasG4043according toκατὰkataG2596the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561.

3ForγὰρgarG1063though we walkπεριπατοῦντεςperipatountesG4043inἐνenG1722the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561,we doG4754notοὐouG3756warστρατευόμεθα,strateuomethaG4754afterκατὰkataG2596the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561:

4(τὰtaG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the weaponsὅπλαhoplaG3696of ourG1473warfareτῆς στρατείαςtēs strateiasG3588 G4752arenotοὐouG3756carnalσαρκικὰsarkikaG4559,butἀλλὰallaG235mightyδυνατὰdunataG1415through Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316toπρὸςprosG4314the pulling downκαθαίρεσινkathairesinG2506of strong holdsὀχυρωμάτων,ochurōmatōnG3794;)

5Casting downG2507imaginationsG3053,andκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶνpanG3956high thingὕψωμαhupsōmaG5313that exalteth itselfἐπαιρόμενονepairomenonG1869againstκατὰkataG2596the knowledgeτῆς γνώσεωςtēs gnōseōsG3588 G1108of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532bringing into captivityαἰχμαλωτίζοντεςaichmalōtizontesG163everyπᾶνpanG3956thoughtνόημαnoēmaG3540toεἰςeisG1519the obedienceτὴν ὑπακοὴνtēn hupakoēnG3588 G5218of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦtou ChristouG3588 G5547;

6AndκαὶkaiG2532havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192inἐνenG1722a readinessἑτοίμῳhetoimōG2092to revengeἐκδικῆσαιekdikēsaiG1556allπᾶσανpasanG3956disobedienceπαρακοήν,parakoēnG3876,whenὅτανhotanG3752yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771obedienceἡ ὑπακοή.¶hē hupakoēG3588 G5218is fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137.

7Do ye lookβλέπετε.blepeteG991on thingsΤὰTaG3588afterκατὰkataG2596the outward appearanceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383?IfεἴeiG1487any manτιςtisG5100trustπέποιθενpepoithenG3982to himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438that he isG1510Christ’sG5547,let himG3049ofG575himselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438thinkG3049thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778againπάλινpalinG3825,thatὅτιhotiG3754,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531heαὐτὸςautosG846isChrist’sG5547,evenκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779areweG1473Christ’sG5547.

8ForγὰρgarG1063thoughἐάνeanG1437τεteG5037I should boastκαυχήσωμαιkauchēsōmaiG2744G2532somewhatτιtiG5100moreG4053ofπερὶperiG4012ourG1473authorityτῆς ἐξουσίαςtēs exousiasG3588 G1849,whichἧςhēsG3739the Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962hath givenἔδωκενedōkenG1325usG1473forεἰςeisG1519edificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619,andG2532notοὐκoukG3756forεἰςeisG1519yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771destructionκαθαίρεσινkathairesinG2506,I shouldG153notοὐκoukG3756be ashamedαἰσχυνθήσομαι·aischunthēsomaiG153:

9ThatἵναinaG2443I mayG1380notμὴmēG3361seemδόξωdoxōG1380asὡςhōsG5613ifἂνanG302I would terrifyἐκφοβεῖνekphobeinG1629youὑμᾶςhumasG4771byδιὰdiaG1223lettersτῶν ἐπιστολῶν.tōn epistolōnG3588 G1992.

10αἱhaiG3588ἡhēG3588ForὅτιhotiG3754hislettersἐπιστολαὶepistolaiG1992,μένmenG3303say theyφησινphēsinG5346, areweightyβαρεῖαιbareiaiG926andκαὶkaiG2532powerfulἰσχυραί,ischuraiG2478;butδὲdeG1161hisbodilyτοῦ σώματοςtou sōmatosG3588 G4983presenceπαρουσίαparousiaG3952isweakἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772,andκαὶkaiG2532hisspeechὁ λόγοςho logosG3588 G3056contemptibleἐξουθενημένος.exouthenēmenosG1848.

11ὁhoG3588LetG3049such an oneτοιοῦτοςtoioutosG5108thinkG3049thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,thatὅτιhotiG3754,such asοἷοίhoioiG3634we areἐσμενesmenG1510in wordτῷ λόγῳtō logōG3588 G3056byδι᾽di᾽G1223lettersἐπιστολῶνepistolōnG1992when we are absentἀπόντες,apontesG548,suchτοιοῦτοιtoioutoiG5108will we bealsoκαὶkaiG2532in deedτῷ ἔργῳ.¶tō ergōG3588 G2041when we are presentπαρόντεςparontesG3918.

12τῶνtōnG3588ForγὰρgarG1063we dareτολμῶμενtolmōmenG5111notΟὐOuG3756make ourselves of the numberἐγκρῖναιegkrinaiG1469,orἢēG2228compareσυγκρῖναιsugkrinaiG4793ourselvesἑαυτούςhe'autousG1438with someτισινtisinG5100that commendσυνιστανόντων·sunistanontōnG4921themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theyαὐτοὶautoiG846measuringμετροῦντεςmetrountesG3354themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438byἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,andκαὶkaiG2532comparingσυγκρίνοντεςsugkrinontesG4793themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438among themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,areG4920notοὐouG3756wiseG4920.

13ButδὲdeG1161weG1473willG2744notG3780boastκαυχησόμεθαkauchēsomethaG2744ofεἰςeisG1519thingsτὰtaG3588withoutG280ourmeasureἄμετραametraG280,butἀλλὰallaG235according toκατὰkataG2596the measureτὸ μέτρονto metronG3588 G3358of the ruleτοῦ κανόνοςtou kanonosG3588 G2583whichοὗhouG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hath distributedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307to usG1473,a measureμέτρουmetrouG3358to reachἐφικέσθαιephikesthaiG2185evenκαὶkaiG2532untoἄχριachriG891youὑμῶν.humōnG4771.

14ForγὰρgarG1063we stretchG5239notοὐouG3756ourselvesἑαυτούς·he'autousG1438beyondG5239our measure,as thoughὡςhōsG5613we reachedἐφικνούμενοιephiknoumenoiG2185notμὴmēG3361untoεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771:forγὰρgarG1063we are comeἐφθάσαμενephthasamenG5348as far asἄχριachriG891to youὑμῶνhumōnG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722preachingthe gospelτῷ εὐαγγελίῳtō euangeliōG3588 G2098of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ·tou ChristouG3588 G5547:

15NotοὐκoukG3756boastingκαυχώμενοιkauchōmenoiG2744ofεἰςeisG1519thingsτὰtaG3588withoutG280ourmeasureἄμετραametraG280, that is,ofἐνenG1722other men’sἀλλοτρίοιςallotrioisG245laboursκόποις,kopoisG2873;butδὲdeG1161havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680, whenyourὑμῶνhumōnG4771faithτῆς πίστεωςtēs pisteōsG3588 G4102is increasedαὐξανομένηςauxanomenēsG837,that we shall be enlargedμεγαλυνθῆναιmegalunthēnaiG3170byἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771accordingκατὰkataG2596toεἰςeisG1519ourG1473ruleτὸν κανόναton kanonaG3588 G2583abundantlyπερισσείαν,perisseianG4050,

16To preach the gospelεὐαγγελίσασθαι,euangelisasthaiG2097inεἰςeisG1519theG3588regionsbeyondὑπερέκειναhuperekeinaG5238youὑμῶνhumōnG4771, andnotοὐκoukG3756to boastκαυχήσασθαι.kauchēsasthaiG2744inἐνenG1722another man’sἀλλοτρίῳallotriōG245line of thingsκανόνιkanoniG2583made readyG3588 G2092toεἰςeisG1519our handG3588 G2092.

17ButδὲdeG1161heὁhoG3588that gloriethκαυχώμενοςkauchōmenosG2744,let him gloryκαυχάσθω·kauchasthōG2744inἐνenG1722the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

18ὁhoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063notοὐouG3756he thatἐκεῖνόςekeinosG1565commendethσυνιστάνων,sunistanōnG4921himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438isἐστινestinG1510approvedδόκιμος,dokimosG1384,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235whomὃνhonG3739the Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962commendethσυνίστησιν.¶sunistēsinG4921.

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