V.
Paul's vindication of his apostolic authority
10:1—13:10
A.
By the way of his warring
10:1-6
2 Cor. 10
:1
10:1
1But I myself, Paul,
aentreat you through the
2bmeekness and
3gentleness of Christ, who
(as you say) in
cperson am
4dbase among you, but while absent am
5ebold toward you,
2 Cor. 10
:2
10:2
I beseech
you that when
apresent I would not have to be
bbold in the confidence with which I count myself, to dare do to some who count us as ones who are walking
caccording to flesh.
2 Cor. 10
:3
10:3
For though we walk
1in flesh, we do not
awar according to flesh;
2 Cor. 10
:4
10:4
For the
aweapons of our
bwarfare are
1not fleshly but
2cpowerful before God for the
doverthrowing of strongholds,
2 Cor. 10
:5
10:5
As we overthrow
1areasonings and every
2bhigh thing rising up against the knowledge of God, and take
ccaptive every
1dthought unto the
eobedience of Christ.
2 Cor. 10
:6
10:6
And we are ready to
1apunish all disobedience when your
2bobedience is fulfilled.
B.
By the measure of God's rule
10:7-18
2 Cor. 10
:7
10:7
You look at things
aaccording to
their appearance. If someone
1has confidence in himself to be
bof Christ, let him take account of this again concerning himself, that even as he is
cof Christ,
dso also are we.
2 Cor. 10
:8
10:8
For even if I should
aboast somewhat more abundantly concerning our
bauthority, which the Lord has given for
1cbuilding you up and not for overthrowing you, I will not be put to shame.
2 Cor. 10
:9
10:9
I say this so as not to seem as if I am terrifying you through my letters,
2 Cor. 10
:10
10:10
Because while his letters,
someone says, are weighty and strong, his
abodily presence is
1bweak and his
cspeech 2contemptible.
2 Cor. 10
:11
10:11
Let such a one take account of this, that such as we are in word by letters when absent, such also
we are in deed when present.
2 Cor. 10
:12
10:12
For we do not
adare to class or compare ourselves with any of those who
bcommend themselves; but they, measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.
2 Cor. 10
:13
10:13
But we will
1not aboast beyond
our measure but
2according to the measure of the
3rule which the God of measure has
bapportioned to us, to reach even as far as you.
2 Cor. 10
:14
10:14
For we are not
1extending ourselves beyond our bounds, as if we did not reach you, for we were the first to
acome even as far as unto you in the
bgospel of Christ.
2 Cor. 10
:15
10:15
We are anot boasting beyond
our measure in
bothers' labors, but have the hope, as your faith is increasing, to be
1magnified in you according to our rule unto abundance,
2 Cor. 10
:16
10:16
So that we may announce the gospel unto those parts beyond you, not so that we may boast in another man's rule in things
already prepared.
2 Cor. 10
:17
10:17
But he who
aboasts, let him boast in the Lord;
2 Cor. 10
:18
10:18
For it is not the one who
acommends himself who is
bapproved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
