2 Corinthians

Chapter 10

Phonetic (Greek): Aytos de ego Paylos parakalo hymas dia tes praytetos kai epieikeias toy Christoy, hos kata prosopon men tapeinos en hymin, apon de tharro eis hymas·

Edified Edition (EDE)Now I, Paul, myself am pleading with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.

Αὐτὸς δὲ ἐγὼ Παῦλος παρακαλῶ ὑμᾶς διὰ τῆς πραΰτητος καὶ ἐπιεικείας τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὃς κατὰ πρόσωπον μὲν ταπεινὸς ἐν ὑμῖν, ἀπὼν δὲ θαρρῶ εἰς ὑμᾶς·

Phonetic (Greek): deomai de to me paron tharresai tῇ pepoithesei he logizomai tolmesai epi tinas toys logizomenous hemas hos kata sarka peripatoyntas.

Edified Edition (EDE)But I beg you that when I am present I may not be bold with that confidence by which I intend to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

δέομαι δὲ τὸ μὴ παρὼν θαρρῆσαι τῇ πεποιθήσει ᾗ λογίζομαι τολμῆσαι ἐπί τινας τοὺς λογιζομένους ἡμᾶς ὡς κατὰ σάρκα περιπατοῦντας.

Phonetic (Greek): en sarki gar peripatoyntes oy kata sarka strateuometha—

Edified Edition (EDE)For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.

ἐν σαρκὶ γὰρ περιπατοῦντες οὐ κατὰ σάρκα στρατευόμεθα—

Phonetic (Greek): ta gar hopla tes strateias hemon oy sarkika alla dynata tῷ theῷ pros kathairesin ochyromaton— logismoys kathairoyntes

Edified Edition (EDE)For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,

τὰ γὰρ ὅπλα τῆς στρατείας ἡμῶν οὐ σαρκικὰ ἀλλὰ δυνατὰ τῷ θεῷ πρὸς καθαίρεσιν ὀχυρωμάτων— λογισμοὺς καθαιροῦντες

Phonetic (Greek): kai pan hypsoma epairomenon kata tes gnoseos toy theoy, kai aichmalotizontes pan noema eis ten hypakoen toy Christoy,

Edified Edition (EDE)casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

καὶ πᾶν ὕψωμα ἐπαιρόμενον κατὰ τῆς γνώσεως τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ αἰχμαλωτίζοντες πᾶν νόημα εἰς τὴν ὑπακοὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ,

Phonetic (Greek): kai en hetoimῳ echontes ekdikesai pasan parakoen, hotan plerothῇ hymon he hypakoe.

Edified Edition (EDE)and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.

καὶ ἐν ἑτοίμῳ ἔχοντες ἐκδικῆσαι πᾶσαν παρακοήν, ὅταν πληρωθῇ ὑμῶν ἡ ὑπακοή.

Phonetic (Greek): Ta kata prosopon blepete. ei tis pepoithen heautῷ Christoy einai, toyto logizestho palin ⸀ephʼ heautoy hoti kathos aytos Christoy ohytos kai ⸀hemeis.

Edified Edition (EDE)Do you look at things according to the outward appearance? If anyone is convinced in himself that he is Christ’s, let him again consider this in himself, that just as he is Christ’s, even so we are Christ’s.

Τὰ κατὰ πρόσωπον βλέπετε. εἴ τις πέποιθεν ἑαυτῷ Χριστοῦ εἶναι, τοῦτο λογιζέσθω πάλιν ⸀ἐφʼ ἑαυτοῦ ὅτι καθὼς αὐτὸς Χριστοῦ οὕτως καὶ ⸀ἡμεῖς.

Phonetic (Greek): ean ⸀te ⸀gar perissoteron ti kauchesomai peri tes exousias hemon, hes edoken ho ⸀kyrios eis oikodomen kai oyk eis kathairesin hymon, oyk aischynthesomai,

Edified Edition (EDE)For even if I should boast somewhat more about our authority, which the Lord gave us for edification and not for your destruction, I shall not be ashamed,

ἐάν ⸀τε ⸀γὰρ περισσότερόν τι καυχήσωμαι περὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας ἡμῶν, ἧς ἔδωκεν ὁ ⸀κύριος εἰς οἰκοδομὴν καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν ὑμῶν, οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσομαι,

Phonetic (Greek): hina me doxo hos an ekphobein hymas dia ton epistolon·

Edified Edition (EDE)lest I seem to terrify you by letters.

ἵνα μὴ δόξω ὡς ἂν ἐκφοβεῖν ὑμᾶς διὰ τῶν ἐπιστολῶν·

Phonetic (Greek): hoti Ahi ⸂epistolai men⸃, phesin, bareiai kai ischyrai, he de parousia toy somatos asthenes kai ho logos exouthenemenos.

Edified Edition (EDE)"For his letters," they say, "are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible."

ὅτι Αἱ ⸂ἐπιστολαὶ μέν⸃, φησίν, βαρεῖαι καὶ ἰσχυραί, ἡ δὲ παρουσία τοῦ σώματος ἀσθενὴς καὶ ὁ λόγος ἐξουθενημένος.

Phonetic (Greek): toyto logizestho ho toioytos, hoti ohioi esmen tῷ logῳ diʼ epistolon apontes, toioytoi kai parontes tῷ ergῳ.

Edified Edition (EDE)Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such we will also be in deed when we are present.

τοῦτο λογιζέσθω ὁ τοιοῦτος, ὅτι οἷοί ἐσμεν τῷ λόγῳ διʼ ἐπιστολῶν ἀπόντες, τοιοῦτοι καὶ παρόντες τῷ ἔργῳ.

Phonetic (Greek): Oy gar tolmomen enkrinai e synkrinai heautoys tisin ton heautoys synistanonton· alla aytoi en heautois heautoys metroyntes kai synkrinontes heautoys heautois oy syniasin.

Edified Edition (EDE)For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

Οὐ γὰρ τολμῶμεν ἐγκρῖναι ἢ συγκρῖναι ἑαυτούς τισιν τῶν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστανόντων· ἀλλὰ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἑαυτοὺς μετροῦντες καὶ συγκρίνοντες ἑαυτοὺς ἑαυτοῖς οὐ συνιᾶσιν.

Phonetic (Greek): hemeis de ⸀oyk eis ta ametra kauchesometha, alla kata to metron toy kanonos ohy emerisen hemin ho theos metrou, ephikesthai achri kai hymon—

Edified Edition (EDE)We, however, will not boast beyond measure, but within the limits of the sphere which God appointed us, a sphere which especially includes you.

ἡμεῖς δὲ ⸀οὐκ εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα καυχησόμεθα, ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸ μέτρον τοῦ κανόνος οὗ ἐμέρισεν ἡμῖν ὁ θεὸς μέτρου, ἐφικέσθαι ἄχρι καὶ ὑμῶν—

Phonetic (Greek): oy gar hos me ephiknoymenoi eis hymas hyperekteinomen heautoys, achri gar kai hymon ephthasamen en tῷ eyangeliῳ toy Christoy—

Edified Edition (EDE)For we are not overextending ourselves (as though we did not reach you), for it was to you that we came with the gospel of Christ;

οὐ γὰρ ὡς μὴ ἐφικνούμενοι εἰς ὑμᾶς ὑπερεκτείνομεν ἑαυτούς, ἄχρι γὰρ καὶ ὑμῶν ἐφθάσαμεν ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ—

Phonetic (Greek): oyk eis ta ametra kauchomenoi en allotriois kopois, elpida de echontes ayxanomenes tes pisteos hymon en hymin megalynthenai kata ton kanona hemon eis perisseian,

Edified Edition (EDE)not boasting of things beyond measure, that is, in other men’s labours, but having hope, that as your faith is increased, we shall be greatly enlarged by you in our sphere,

οὐκ εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα καυχώμενοι ἐν ἀλλοτρίοις κόποις, ἐλπίδα δὲ ἔχοντες αὐξανομένης τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν ἐν ὑμῖν μεγαλυνθῆναι κατὰ τὸν κανόνα ἡμῶν εἰς περισσείαν,

Phonetic (Greek): eis ta hyperekeina hymon eyangelisasthai, oyk en allotriῳ kanoni eis ta hetoima kauchesasthai.

Edified Edition (EDE)to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man’s sphere of accomplishment.

εἰς τὰ ὑπερέκεινα ὑμῶν εὐαγγελίσασθαι, οὐκ ἐν ἀλλοτρίῳ κανόνι εἰς τὰ ἕτοιμα καυχήσασθαι.

Phonetic (Greek): Ὁ de kauchomenos en kyriῳ kauchastho·

Edified Edition (EDE)But "he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord."

Ὁ δὲ καυχώμενος ἐν κυρίῳ καυχάσθω·

Phonetic (Greek): oy gar ho heauton ⸀synistanon, ekeinos estin dokimos, alla hon ho kyrios synistesin.

Edified Edition (EDE)For not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

οὐ γὰρ ὁ ἑαυτὸν ⸀συνιστάνων, ἐκεῖνός ἐστιν δόκιμος, ἀλλὰ ὃν ὁ κύριος συνίστησιν.