New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 10

Paul Describes Himself

1NowG1161I, PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,myselfΑὐτὸςAutosG846urgeπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870you by themeeknessG4240and gentlenessἐπιεικείαςepieikeiasG1932of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547--I whoὃςhosG3739ammeekταπεινὸςtapeinosG5011when faceG4383to faceG4383with you, but boldθαρρῶtharrōG2292towardεἰςeisG1519you when absentἀπὼνapōnG548!

2I askδέομαιdeomaiG1189thatwhen I am presentπαρὼνparōnG3918I neednot be boldθαρρῆσαιtharrēsaiG2292with the confidenceπεποιθήσειpepoithēseiG4006with whichᾗhēG3739I proposeλογίζομαιlogizomaiG3049to be courageousτολμῆσαιtolmēsaiG5111againstἐπίepiG1909someτιναςtinasG5100,who regardλογιζομένουςlogizomenousG3049us as ifὡςhōsG5613we walkedπεριπατοῦντας.peripatountasG4043accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561.

3For though we walkπεριπατοῦντεςperipatountesG4043in the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561,we do not warστρατευόμεθα,strateuomethaG4754accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,

4for theweaponsὅπλαhoplaG3696of our warfareστρατείαςstrateiasG4752are not of the fleshσαρκικὰsarkikaG4559, butdivinelyθεῷtheōG2316powerfulδυνατὰdunataG1415for the destructionκαθαίρεσινkathairesinG2506of fortressesὀχυρωμάτων,ochurōmatōnG3794.

5We aredestroyingG2507speculationsG3053and everyπᾶνpanG3956loftyG5313thingG5313raisedἐπαιρόμενονepairomenonG1869up againstκατὰkataG2596the knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, and we aretakingG163everyπᾶνpanG3956thoughtνόημαnoēmaG3540captiveαἰχμαλωτίζοντεςaichmalōtizontesG163to theobedienceὑπακοὴνhupakoēnG5218of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,

6and we are readyἑτοίμῳhetoimōG2092to punishἐκδικῆσαιekdikēsaiG1556allπᾶσανpasanG3956disobedienceπαρακοήν,parakoēnG3876,wheneverὅτανhotanG3752your obedienceὑπακοή.¶hupakoēG5218is completeπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137.

7You are lookingβλέπετε.blepeteG991atthings as they are outwardlyκατὰ πρόσωπονkata prosōponG2596 G4383.IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100is confidentπέποιθενpepoithenG3982in himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438that he is Christ’sΧριστοῦChristouG5547,let him considerλογιζέσθωlogizesthōG3049thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778againπάλινpalinG3825withinἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909himselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438,that justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as he is Christ’sΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532are we.

8For evenτεteG5037ifἐάνeanG1437I boastκαυχήσωμαιkauchēsōmaiG2744somewhatτιtiG5100furtherG4053aboutπερὶperiG4012ourauthorityἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849,whichἧςhēsG3739the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325for buildingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619you up and not for destroyingκαθαίρεσινkathairesinG2506you, I will not be putG153to shameG153,

9for I do not wish to seemδόξωdoxōG1380as ifἂνanG302I would terrifyἐκφοβεῖνekphobeinG1629you by my lettersἐπιστολῶν.epistolōnG1992.

10For they sayφησινphēsinG5346, “His lettersἐπιστολαὶepistolaiG1992are weightyβαρεῖαιbareiaiG926and strongἰσχυραί,ischuraiG2478, but hispersonalσώματοςsōmatosG4983presenceπαρουσίαparousiaG3952isunimpressiveἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772andhis speechλόγοςlogosG3056contemptibleἐξουθενημένος.exouthenēmenosG1848.”

11Let suchG5108a personG5108considerλογιζέσθωlogizesthōG3049thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,that whatοἷοίhoioiG3634we are in wordλόγῳlogōG3056by lettersἐπιστολῶνepistolōnG1992when absentἀπόντες,apontesG548,suchG5108personsG5108we arealsoκαὶkaiG2532in deedἔργῳ.¶ergōG2041when presentπαρόντεςparontesG3918.

12For we are not boldτολμῶμενtolmōmenG5111to classἐγκρῖναιegkrinaiG1469orἢēG2228compareσυγκρῖναιsugkrinaiG4793ourselvesἑαυτούςhe'autousG1438withsomeτισινtisinG5100of thoseτῶνtōnG3588whocommendσυνιστανόντων·sunistanontōnG4921themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438;but when they measureμετροῦντεςmetrountesG3354themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438by themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438and compareσυγκρίνοντεςsugkrinontesG4793themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438with themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,they are withoutG3756understandingσυνιᾶσιν.suniasinG4920.

13But we will not boastκαυχησόμεθαkauchēsomethaG2744beyondεἰςeisG1519 G280ourmeasureἄμετραametraG280, butwithinκατὰkataG2596the measureμέτρονmetronG3358of the sphereκανόνοςkanonosG2583whichοὗhouG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316apportionedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307to us as a measureμέτρουmetrouG3358,to reachἐφικέσθαιephikesthaiG2185evenκαὶkaiG2532as farἄχριachriG891as you.

14For we are not overextendingὑπερεκτείνομενhuperekteinomenG5239ourselvesἑαυτούς·he'autousG1438,as ifὡςhōsG5613we did not reachἐφικνούμενοιephiknoumenoiG2185to you, forwe were the firstG5348to comeG5348evenκαὶkaiG2532as farἄχριachriG891as you in thegospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547;

15not boastingκαυχώμενοιkauchōmenoiG2744beyondεἰςeisG1519 G280ourmeasureἄμετραametraG280, that is, inotherἀλλοτρίοιςallotrioisG245men’sG245laborsκόποις,kopoisG2873,but with the hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680that asyour faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102growsαὐξανομένηςauxanomenēsG837, we will be,withinκατὰkataG2596our sphereκανόναkanonaG2583,enlargedμεγαλυνθῆναιmegalunthēnaiG3170evenεἰςeisG1519moreπερισσείαν,perisseianG4050by you,

16soG1519as topreachG2097the gospelG2097even tothe regions beyondὑπερέκειναhuperekeinaG5238you, andnot to boastκαυχήσασθαι.kauchēsasthaiG2744in whatG2092has been accomplishedG2092in the sphereκανόνιkanoniG2583of anotherἀλλοτρίῳallotriōG245.

17Buthe who boastsκαυχώμενοςkauchōmenosG2744is to boastκαυχάσθω·kauchasthōG2744in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

18For it is not he whocommendsσυνιστάνων,sunistanōnG4921himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438that is approvedδόκιμος,dokimosG1384, but hewhomὃνhonG3739the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962commendsσυνίστησιν.¶sunistēsinG4921.

Paul Describes Himself

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 10