- Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians
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chapter 10
1
Now I
Paul myself beseech you, by the mildness and modesty of Christ, who in presence
indeed am lowly among you, but being absent, am bold toward you.
2 But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am
present, with that confidence wherewith I am thought to be bold, against some,
who reckon 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 to God unto the pulling down of fortifications, destroying counsels,
5 And every height that exhalteth itself against the
knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every understanding unto the
obedience of Christ;
6 And having in readiness to revenge all disobedience,
when your obedience shall be fulfilled.
7 See the things that are according to outward
appearance. If any man trust to himself, that he is Christ's, let him think
this again with himself, that as he is Christ's, so are we also.
8 For if also I should boast somewhat more of our
power, which the Lord hath given us unto edification, and not for your
destruction, I should not be ashamed.
9 But that I may not be thought as it were to terrify
you by epistles,
10 (For his epistles indeed, say they, are weighty and
strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible,)
11 Let such a one think this, that such as we are in
word by epistles, when absent, such also we will be indeed when present.
12 For we dare not match, or compare ourselves with
some, that commend themselves; but we measure ourselves by ourselves, and
compare ourselves with ourselves.
13 But we will not glory beyond our measure; but
according to the measure of the rule, which God hath measured to us, a measure
to reach even unto you.
14 For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as
if we reached not unto you. For we are come as far as to you in the gospel of
Christ.
15 Not glorying beyond measure in other men's labours;
but having hope of your increasing faith, to be magnified in you according to
our rule abundantly;
16 Yea, unto those places that are beyond you, to
preach the gospel, not to glory in another man's rule, in those things that are
made ready to our hand.
17 But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
18 For not he who commendeth himself, is approved, but
he, whom God commendeth.
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