# 2 Corinthians 10

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/2-corinthians/10

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. I myself, Paul, appeal to you through the meekness and gentleness of Christ—who am humble among you face to face, but bold toward you when absent.
2. But I beg you that when present I may not be bold with the confidence by which I intend to dare against some who consider us as walking according to the flesh.
3. For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
4. For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty before God for destroying strongholds, arguments.
5. tearing down every lofty thing that rises up against the knowledge of God, and taking every thought captive to Christ's obedience
6. and prepared to avenge all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.
7. Look at things according to appearance. If anyone is confident in himself that he belongs to Christ, let him consider this again concerning himself, that just as he belongs to Christ, so also do we.
8. For even if I boast somewhat more abundantly concerning our authority—which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for your destruction—I will not be ashamed.
9. so that I might not seem as if to terrify you by letters.
10. For the letters, they say, are weighty and powerful, but his physical presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
11. Let such a person consider this—that such as we are in speech through letters when absent, such we are also in deed when present.
12. For we do not dare to rank ourselves or compare ourselves with certain ones among those who commend themselves, but they themselves measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves without understanding.
13. But we will not boast beyond measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God apportioned to us—a measure to reach even to you.
14. For we do not overextend ourselves as though we do not reach you, for we have even reached you with the gospel of Christ.
15. Not boasting beyond measure in others' labors, but having hope, as your faith grows among you, to be enlarged according to our rule abundantly.
16. to declare good tidings to places beyond you, not to boast in another's province regarding things prepared.
17. But let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.
18. For it is not he who commends himself that is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

## Nearby chapters

[2 Corinthians 9](https://www.lumin.faith/read/2-corinthians/9.md)
[2 Corinthians 11](https://www.lumin.faith/read/2-corinthians/11.md)

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