New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Corinthians 10:7-18
7You are lookingβλέπετε.blepeteG991atthings as they are outwardlyκατὰ πρόσωπονkata prosōponG2596G4383.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,
10For they sayφησινphēsinG5346, “His lettersἐπιστολαὶepistolaiG1992are weightyβαρεῖαιbareiaiG926and strongἰσχυραί,ischuraiG2478, but hispersonalσώματοςsōmatosG4983presenceπαρουσίαparousiaG3952isunimpressiveἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772andhis speechλόγοςlogosG3056contemptibleἐξουθενημένος.exouthenēmenosG1848.”
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 boastκαυχησόμεθαkauchēsomethaG2744beyondεἰςeisG1519G280ourmeasureἄμετραametraG280, 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 boastingκαυχώμενοιkauchōmenoiG2744beyondεἰςeisG1519G280ourmeasureἄμετραametraG280, that is, inotherἀλλοτρίοιςallotrioisG245men’sG245laborsκόποις,kopoisG2873,but with the hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680that asyour faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102growsαὐξανομένηςauxanomenēsG837, we will be,withinκατὰkataG2596our sphereκανόναkanonaG2583,enlargedμεγαλυνθῆναιmegalunthēnaiG3170evenεἰςeisG1519moreπερισσείαν,perisseianG4050by you,
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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