2 Corinthians 10 Pros Korinthioin B 10
1Autos de mis Paulos parakalamō vin dia tau prautau kai epieikeiau tou Christou, hos kata prosōpem men tapeinos en vi, apeiarōntos de tharramō eis vin;Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you — I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away. 2domō de tem mē pareiarōntos tharrara ta pepoithēsia ha logizomō tolmara epi tinoin toin logizorōntoin nin hōs kata sarkan peripatarōntoin.I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh. 3en sarka gar peripatarōntois ouk kata sarkan strateuonōFor though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. 4teim gar hopleim tau strateiau nu ouk sarkikeim alla dunateim to theo pros kathairesian ochurōmeiu logismoin kathairarōntoisThe weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5kai pantem hupsōmem eparorōntem kata tau gnōsiau tou theou, kai aichmalōtizarōntois pantem noēmem eis tan hupakoan tou Christou,We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 6kai en hetoime echarōntois ekdikara pantan parakoan, hotan plēriteia vu tas hupakoas.And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.
7Teim kata prosōpem blepavō. ei tinos peithatē heauto Christou arō, houtem logizotōr palin ⸀epi heautou hoti kathōs autos Christou houtōs kai ⸀nis.You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does. 8ean ⸀tē ⸀gar perissoterem tinem kauchemeia peri tau exousiau nu, hau dōata tos ⸀kurios eis oikodoman kai ouk eis kathairesian vu, ouk aischunimi,For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed. 9hina mē dokameia hōs an ekfobarō vin dia taiu epistolaiu;I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters. 10hoti Tais ⸂epistolais men,⸃ fēatō, baruais kai ischurais, tas de parousias teu sōmeu asthenas kai tos logos exouthenorēntos.For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.” 11houtem logizotōr tos toioutos, hoti hoiois anō to logo dia epistolaiu apeiarōntois, toioutois kai pareiarōntois te erge.Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.
12Ouk gar tolmanō enkrinara ē sunkrinara heautoin tinoi toiu heautoin sustēarōntoiu; alla autois en heautoi heautoin metrarōntois kai sunkrinarōntois heautoin heautoi ouk suniēkalō.We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance. 13nis de ⸀ouk eis teim ametreim kaucheni, alla kata tem metrem tou kanonou hou merizata ni tos theos metreu, efiknera achri kai vuWe, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us — a field that reaches even to you. 14ouk gar hōs mē efiknorōntois eis vin huperekteinanō heautoin, achri gar kai vu fthanana en te euangelie tou ChristouWe are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ. 15ouk eis teim ametreim kauchorōntois en allotrioi kopoi, elpidan de echarōntois auxanorōntau tau pistiau vu en vi megalunira kata ton kanonon nu eis perisseian,Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well, 16eis teim huperekeina vu euangelizera, ouk en allotrio kanono eis teim hetoimeim kauchera.so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. Then we will not be boasting in the work already done in another man’s territory. 17Tos de kauchorōntos en kurio kauchotōr;Rather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.” 18ouk gar tos heauton ⸀sustēarōntos, ekeinos atō dokimos, alla hon tos kurios sustēatō.For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
Textual notes8
7 ⸀epi Byz ἀφʼ. ⸀nis Byz +christou. 8 ⸀tē mod. edd. omit. ⸀gar Byz +kai. ⸀kurios Byz +ni. 10 ⸂epistolais men⸃ Byz reverses. 13 ⸀ouk Byz ouchi. 18 ⸀sustēarōntos Byz συνιστῶν.