GNT

1 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·

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

3 ἐν σαρκὶ γὰρ περιπατοῦντες οὐ κατὰ σάρκα στρατευόμεθα _

4 τὰ γὰρ ὅπλα τῆς στρατείας ἡμῶν οὐ σαρκικὰ ἀλλὰ δυνατὰ τῶ θεῶ πρὸς καθαίρεσιν ὀχυρωμάτων _ λογισμοὺς καθαιροῦντες

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

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

7 τὰ κατὰ πρόσωπον βλέπετε. εἴ τις πέποιθεν ἑαυτῶ χριστοῦ εἶναι, τοῦτο λογιζέσθω πάλιν ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ ὅτι καθὼς αὐτὸς χριστοῦ οὕτως καὶ ἡμεῖς.

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

9 ἵνα μὴ δόξω ὡς ἂν ἐκφοβεῖν ὑμᾶς διὰ τῶν ἐπιστολῶν·

10 ὅτι, αἱ ἐπιστολαὶ μέν, φησίν, βαρεῖαι καὶ ἰσχυραί, ἡ δὲ παρουσία τοῦ σώματος ἀσθενὴς καὶ ὁ λόγος ἐξουθενημένος.

11 τοῦτο λογιζέσθω ὁ τοιοῦτος, ὅτι οἷοί ἐσμεν τῶ λόγῳ δι᾽ ἐπιστολῶν ἀπόντες, τοιοῦτοι καὶ παρόντες τῶ ἔργῳ.

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

13 ἡμεῖς δὲ οὐκ εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα καυχησόμεθα, ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸ μέτρον τοῦ κανόνος οὖ ἐμέρισεν ἡμῖν ὁ θεὸς μέτρου, ἐφικέσθαι ἄχρι καὶ ὑμῶν.

14 οὐ γὰρ ὡς μὴ ἐφικνούμενοι εἰς ὑμᾶς ὑπερεκτείνομεν ἑαυτούς, ἄχρι γὰρ καὶ ὑμῶν ἐφθάσαμεν ἐν τῶ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ χριστοῦ·

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

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

17 ὁ δὲ καυχώμενος ἐν κυρίῳ καυχάσθω·

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

KJV

1  Now¹¹⁶¹ I¹⁴⁷³ Paul³⁹⁷² myself⁸⁴⁶ beseech³⁸⁷⁰ you⁵²⁰⁹ by¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ meekness⁴²³⁶ and²⁵³² gentleness¹⁹³² of Christ,⁵⁵⁴⁷ who³⁷³⁹ in²⁵⁹⁶ presence⁴³⁸³ am³³⁰³ base⁵⁰¹¹ among¹⁷²² you,⁵²¹³ but¹¹⁶¹ being absent⁵⁴⁸ am bold²²⁹² toward¹⁵¹⁹ you:⁵²⁰⁹

2  But¹¹⁶¹ I beseech¹¹⁸⁹ you, that I may not³³⁶¹ be bold²²⁹² when I am present³⁹¹⁸ with that confidence,⁴⁰⁰⁶ wherewith³⁷³⁹ I think³⁰⁴⁹ to be bold⁵¹¹¹ against¹⁹⁰⁹ some,⁵¹⁰⁰ which think³⁰⁴⁹ of us²²⁴⁸ as⁵⁶¹³ if we walked⁴⁰⁴³ according²⁵⁹⁶ to the flesh.⁴⁵⁶¹

3  For¹⁰⁶³ though we walk⁴⁰⁴³ in¹⁷²² the flesh,⁴⁵⁶¹ we do not³⁷⁵⁶ war⁴⁷⁵⁴ after²⁵⁹⁶ the flesh:⁴⁵⁶¹

4  (For¹⁰⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ weapons³⁶⁹⁶ of our²²⁵⁷ warfare⁴⁷⁵² are not³⁷⁵⁶ carnal,⁴⁵⁵⁹ but²³⁵ mighty¹⁴¹⁵ through God²³¹⁶ to⁴³¹⁴ the pulling down²⁵⁰⁶ of strongholds;)³⁷⁹⁴

5  Casting down²⁵⁰⁷ imaginations,³⁰⁵³ and²⁵³² every³⁹⁵⁶ high thing⁵³¹³ that exalteth itself¹⁸⁶⁹ against²⁵⁹⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ knowledge¹¹⁰⁸ of God,²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² bringing into captivity¹⁶³ every³⁹⁵⁶ thought³⁵⁴⁰ to¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ obedience⁵²¹⁸ of Christ;⁵⁵⁴⁷

6  And²⁵³² having²¹⁹² in¹⁷²² a readiness²⁰⁹² to revenge¹⁵⁵⁶ all³⁹⁵⁶ disobedience,³⁸⁷⁶ when³⁷⁵² your⁵²¹⁶ obedience⁵²¹⁸ is fulfilled.⁴¹³⁷

7  Do ye look on⁹⁹¹ things³⁵⁸⁸ after²⁵⁹⁶ the outward appearance?⁴³⁸³ If any man¹⁵³⁶ trust³⁹⁸² to himself¹⁴³⁸ that he is¹⁵¹¹ Christ's,⁵⁵⁴⁷ let him of⁵⁷⁵ himself¹⁴³⁸ think³⁰⁴⁹ this⁵¹²⁴ again,³⁸²⁵ that,³⁷⁵⁴ as²⁵³¹ he⁸⁴⁶ is Christ's,⁵⁵⁴⁷ even²⁵³² so³⁷⁷⁹ are we²²⁴⁹ Christ's.⁵⁵⁴⁷

8  For¹⁰⁶³ though^{1437 5037} I should boast^{2744 2532} somewhat⁵¹⁰⁰ more⁴⁰⁵⁵ of⁴⁰¹² our²²⁵⁷ authority,¹⁸⁴⁹ which³⁷³⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² hath given¹³²⁵ us²²⁵⁴ for¹⁵¹⁹ edification,³⁶¹⁹ and²⁵³² not³⁷⁵⁶ for¹⁵¹⁹ your⁵²¹⁶ destruction,²⁵⁰⁶ I should not³⁷⁵⁶ be ashamed:¹⁵³

9  That²⁴⁴³ I may not³³⁶¹ seem¹³⁸⁰ as^{5613 302} if I would terrify¹⁶²⁹ you⁵²⁰⁹ by¹²²³ letters.¹⁹⁹²

10  For³⁷⁵⁴ his letters,^{1992 3303} say⁵³⁴⁶ they, are weighty⁹²⁶ and²⁵³² powerful;²⁴⁷⁸ but¹¹⁶¹ his bodily⁴⁹⁸³ presence³⁹⁵² is weak,⁷⁷² and²⁵³² his speech³⁰⁵⁶ contemptible.¹⁸⁴⁸

11  Let such a one⁵¹⁰⁸ think³⁰⁴⁹ this,⁵¹²⁴ that,³⁷⁵⁴ such³⁶³⁴ as we are²⁰⁷⁰ in word³⁰⁵⁶ by¹²²³ letters¹⁹⁹² when we are absent,⁵⁴⁸ such⁵¹⁰⁸ will we be also²⁵³² in deed²⁰⁴¹ when we are present.³⁹¹⁸

12  For¹⁰⁶³ we dare⁵¹¹¹ not³⁷⁵⁶ make ourselves of the number,^{1469 1438} or²²²⁸ compare⁴⁷⁹³ ourselves¹⁴³⁸ with some⁵¹⁰⁰ that commend⁴⁹²¹ themselves:¹⁴³⁸ but²³⁵ they⁸⁴⁶ measuring³³⁵⁴ themselves¹⁴³⁸ by¹⁷²² themseves,¹⁴³⁸ and²⁵³² comparing⁴⁷⁹³ themselves¹⁴³⁸ among themselves,¹⁴³⁸ are not wise.^{4920 3756}

13  But¹¹⁶¹ we²²⁴⁹ will not³⁷⁸⁰ boast²⁷⁴⁴ of¹⁵¹⁹ things without our measure,²⁸⁰ but²³⁵ according²⁵⁹⁶ to the³⁵⁸⁸ measure³³⁵⁸ of the³⁵⁸⁸ rule²⁵⁸³ which³⁷³⁹ God²³¹⁶ hath distributed³³⁰⁷ to us,²²⁵⁴ a measure³³⁵⁸ to reach²¹⁸⁵ even²⁵³² unto⁸⁹¹ you.⁵²¹⁶

14  For¹⁰⁶³ we stretch not ourselves beyond^{5239 3756 1438} our measure, as though⁵⁶¹³ we reached²¹⁸⁵ not³³⁶¹ unto¹⁵¹⁹ you:⁵²⁰⁹ for¹⁰⁶³ we are come⁵³⁴⁸ as far as⁸⁹¹ to you⁵²¹⁶ also²⁵³² in¹⁷²² preaching the³⁵⁸⁸ gospel²⁰⁹⁸ of Christ:⁵⁵⁴⁷

15  Not³⁷⁵⁶ boasting²⁷⁴⁴ of¹⁵¹⁹ things without our measure,²⁸⁰ that is, of¹⁷²² other men's²⁴⁵ labors;²⁸⁷³ but¹¹⁶¹ having²¹⁹² hope,¹⁶⁸⁰ when your⁵²¹⁶ faith⁴¹⁰² is increased,⁸³⁷ that we shall be enlarged³¹⁷⁰ by¹⁷²² you⁵²¹³ according²⁵⁹⁶ to our²²⁵⁷ rule²⁵⁸³ abundantly,^{1519 4050}

16  To preach the gospel²⁰⁹⁷ in¹⁵¹⁹ the regions beyond⁵²³⁸ you,⁵²¹⁶ and not³⁷⁵⁶ to boast²⁷⁴⁴ in¹⁷²² another man's²⁴⁵ line of things²⁵⁸³ made ready to our hand.^{1519 2092}

17  But¹¹⁶¹ he that glorieth,²⁷⁴⁴ let him glory²⁷⁴⁴ in¹⁷²² the Lord.²⁹⁶²

18  For¹⁰⁶³ not³⁷⁵⁶ he¹⁵⁶⁵ that commendeth⁴⁹²¹ himself¹⁴³⁸ is²⁰⁷⁶ approved,¹³⁸⁴ but²³⁵ whom³⁷³⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² commendeth.⁴⁹²¹

Vul

1 Ipse autem ego Paulus obsecro vos per mansuetudinem et modestiam Christi, qui in facie quidem humilis sum inter vos, absens autem confido in vos.

2 Rogo autem vos ne præsens audeam per eam confidentiam, qua existimor audere in quosdam, qui arbitrantur nos tamquam secundum carnem ambulemus.

3 In carne enim ambulantes, non secundum carnem militamus.

4 Nam arma militiæ nostræ non carnalia sunt, sed potentia Deo ad destructionem munitionum, consilia destruentes,

5 et omnem altitudinem extollentem se adversus scientiam Dei, et in captivitatem redigentes omnem intellectum in obsequium Christi,

6 et in promptu habentes ulcisci omnem inobedientiam, cum impleta fuerit vestra obedientia.

7 Quæ secundum faciem sunt, videte. Si quis confidit sibi Christi se esse, hoc cogitet iterum apud se: quia sicut ipse Christi est, ita et nos.

8 Nam etsi amplius aliquid gloriatus fuero de potestate nostra, quam dedit nobis Dominus in ædificationem, et non in destructionem vestram, non erubescam.

9 Ut autem non existimer tamquam terrere vos per epistolas:

10 quoniam quidem epistolæ, inquiunt, graves sunt et fortes: præsentia autem corporis infirma, et sermo contemptibilis:

11 hoc cogitet qui ejusmodi est, quia quales sumus verbo per epistolas absentes, tales et præsentes in facto.

12 Non enim audemus inserere, aut comparare nos quibusdam, qui seipsos commendant: sed ipsi in nobis nosmetipsos metientes, et comparantes nosmetipsos nobis.

13 Nos autem non in immensum gloriabimur, sed secundum mensuram regulæ, qua mensus est nobis Deus, mensuram pertingendi usque ad vos.

14 Non enim quasi non pertingentes ad vos, superextendimus nos: usque ad vos enim pervenimus in Evangelio Christi.

15 Non in immensum gloriantes in alienis laboribus: spem autem habentes crescentis fidei vestræ, in vobis magnificari secundum regulam nostram in abundantiam,

16 etiam in illa, quæ ultra vos sunt, evangelizare, non in aliena regula in iis quæ præparata sunt gloriari.

17 Qui autem gloriatur, in Domino glorietur.

18 Non enim qui seipsum commendat, ille probatus est: sed quem Deus commendat.