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2 Corinthians 10:2-8
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 10
2
I ask that when I am present I
need
not be bold with the confidence with which I intend to be courageous against some, who regard us as if we walked according to the flesh.
3
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage battle according to the flesh,
4
for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.
5
We are
destroying arguments and all arrogance raised against the knowledge of God, and
we are
taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,
6
and we are ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete.
7
You are looking at things as they are outwardly. If anyone is confident in himself that he is Christ’s, have him consider this again within himself, that just as he is Christ’s, so too are we.
8
For if I boast somewhat more about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be put to shame,
King James Version
Chapter 10
2
But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
3
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
6
And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
7
Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.
8
For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 10
2
I beg you that when I am present I will not need to be bold with the confidence by which I plan to challenge certain people who think we are behaving according to the flesh.
3
For although we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh,
4
since the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments
5
and every proud thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ.
6
And we are ready to punish any disobedience, once your obedience is complete.
7
Look at what is obvious. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, let him remind himself of this: Just as he belongs to Christ, so do we.
8
For if I boast a little too much about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be put to shame.
New Living Translation
Chapter 10
2
Well, I am begging you now so that when I come I won’t have to be bold with those who think we act from human motives.
3
We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do.
4
We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.
5
We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.
6
And after you have become fully obedient, we will punish everyone who remains disobedient.
7
Look at the obvious facts. Those who say they belong to Christ must recognize that we belong to Christ as much as they do.
8
I may seem to be boasting too much about the authority given to us by the Lord. But our authority builds you up; it doesn’t tear you down. So I will not be ashamed of using my authority.
English Standard Version
Chapter 10
2
I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh.
3
For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh.
4
For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.
5
We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,
6
being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.
7
Look at what is before your eyes. If anyone is confident that he is Christ 's, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ 's, so also are we.
8
For even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed.
New International Version
Chapter 10
2
I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world.
3
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.
4
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
5
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
6
And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.
7
You are judging by appearances. If anyone is confident that they belong to Christ, they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do.
8
So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of it.
New King James Version
Chapter 10
2
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.
3
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
4
For the weapons of our warfare
are
not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,
5
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,
6
and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.
7
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.
8
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—
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