使徒的权柄

10 保罗与你们面对面的时候是卑微[a]的,不在你们那里的时候向你们却是大胆的。现在我亲自以基督的温柔与谦和恳求你们: 我请求,当我在你们那里的时候,我不需要大胆自信;我本来打算用这样的勇气来对付那些人——他们把我们看做是顺着肉体行事的。 我们诚然在肉体中行事,但不凭着肉体争战, 因为我们争战所用的兵器不是属肉体的,而是有属神的能力,可以拆毁堡垒——拆毁各样的心思, 拆毁所有为抵挡神的知识而树立起来的高墙;又虏获各样的心意,达到属基督的顺从; 而且我们预备好了,要在你们完全顺从以后,惩罚所有的悖逆行为。

你们是根据外表看事物。如果有人深信自己是属于基督的,他自己就应该再想一想:他怎样属于基督,我们也怎样属于基督。 主所赐给我们的权柄是为了造就你们,不是为了拆毁你们。其实,就算我为这权柄有些过度的夸耀,我也不至于蒙羞。 我不愿看起来像是在用书信恐吓你们。 10 因为有人说:“保罗的书信又严厉又强硬,但他亲身在的时候却是软弱的人,他的言语也被藐视。” 11 说这样话的人应该想一想:我们不在你们那里的时候,书信上的话语怎样;我们在的时候,我们的行为也会怎样。

12 其实我们不敢把自己与某些自我推荐的人同列或比较。当他们以自己来衡量自己,以自己来比较自己的时候,他们是不领悟的。 13 但我们不会在界限以外夸耀,而是在神分给我们的界限范围内夸耀,这界限甚至一直达到你们那里。 14 的确,我们没有过于扩张自己,好像达不到你们那里,实际上我们带着基督的福音已经来了,甚至远到你们那里。 15 我们并没有在界限以外,以别人的劳苦夸耀。我们只是希望,随着你们信仰的增长,我们的范围就会因着你们而更加扩大, 16 以致把福音传到你们以外的地方;我们不是在别人的范围之内,为那些现成的事来夸耀。 17 不过“夸耀的当在主里夸耀。”[b] 18 因为那经过考验的人,不是自我推荐的,而是主所推荐的。

Footnotes

  1. 哥林多后书 10:1 卑微——或译作“谦卑”。
  2. 哥林多后书 10:17 《耶利米书》9:24。

保羅論自己的職分

10 你們以為我在你們中間的時候很溫和,不在你們中間的時候卻很嚴厲。如今,我保羅以基督的謙卑和溫柔親自勸你們: 我去的時候,請不要逼我這樣嚴厲地對待你們,我的嚴厲是用來對付那些說我憑血氣行事的人。 因為我雖然活在血肉之軀裡,但在屬靈的爭戰上,卻不是憑血氣之勇。 我們爭戰的兵器不是屬血氣的,乃是從上帝而來的能力,可以摧毀堅固的營壘, 擊破一切的謬論和阻礙人們認識上帝的驕傲言論,奪回被擄去的心思意念,使其順服基督。 等你們完全順服主後,我們就要懲罰那些叛逆的人。

你們只會看事情的表面。如果有人相信自己屬於基督,他就應該再想一想,我們跟他一樣也是屬於基督的。 因為主賜給我們權柄是為了造就你們,不是為了毀壞你們,就算我為這權柄稍微誇口,也不會感到羞愧。 我不想你們認為我寫信是要威嚇你們。 10 因為有人說:「他信中的話有分量,很嚴厲,他本人卻軟弱無能,言語粗俗。」 11 說這話的人要留心:我們不在你們那裡的時候,在信上怎麼說,與你們見面時也會怎麼做。

12 我們不敢和那些自我推薦的人相提並論!他們以自己的尺度衡量自己,自我比較,實在不明智! 13 但我們並非漫無邊際地誇口,而是在上帝為我們定下的範圍之內誇口,你們也包括在這範圍之內。 14 其實把你們包括在我們誇口的範圍之內一點都不過分,因為我們曾把基督的福音傳到你們那裡。 15 我們沒有超出範圍拿別人辛勞的成果誇口,只盼望隨著你們信心的增長,我們的範圍也得到極大的擴展, 16 使我們可以把福音傳到你們以外的地方,而不是在別人的工作範圍內拿別人的成就誇口。 17 「要誇耀,就當誇耀主的作為。」 18 因為,蒙悅納的是主所稱許的人,而不是自我稱許的人。

Paul’s Defense of His Ministry

10 By the humility and gentleness(A) of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul,(B) who am “timid” when face to face with you, but “bold” toward you when away! I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold(C) as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world.(D) For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.(E) The weapons we fight with(F) are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power(G) to demolish strongholds.(H) We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,(I) and we take captive every thought to make it obedient(J) to Christ. And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.(K)

You are judging by appearances.[a](L) If anyone is confident that they belong to Christ,(M) they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do.(N) So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us(O) for building you up rather than tearing you down,(P) I will not be ashamed of it. I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters. 10 For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive(Q) and his speaking amounts to nothing.”(R) 11 Such people should realize that what we are in our letters when we are absent, we will be in our actions when we are present.

12 We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves.(S) When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise. 13 We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the sphere of service God himself has assigned to us,(T) a sphere that also includes you. 14 We are not going too far in our boasting, as would be the case if we had not come to you, for we did get as far as you(U) with the gospel of Christ.(V) 15 Neither do we go beyond our limits(W) by boasting of work done by others.(X) Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow,(Y) our sphere of activity among you will greatly expand, 16 so that we can preach the gospel(Z) in the regions beyond you.(AA) For we do not want to boast about work already done in someone else’s territory. 17 But, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”[b](AB) 18 For it is not the one who commends himself(AC) who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.(AD)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 10:7 Or Look at the obvious facts
  2. 2 Corinthians 10:17 Jer. 9:24

使徒的权柄

10 保罗与你们面对面的时候是卑微[a]的,不在你们那里的时候向你们却是大胆的。现在我亲自以基督的温柔与谦和恳求你们: 我请求,当我在你们那里的时候,我不需要大胆自信;我本来打算用这样的勇气来对付那些人——他们把我们看做是顺着肉体行事的。 我们诚然在肉体中行事,但不凭着肉体争战, 因为我们争战所用的兵器不是属肉体的,而是有属神的能力,可以拆毁堡垒——拆毁各样的心思, 拆毁所有为抵挡神的知识而树立起来的高墙;又虏获各样的心意,达到属基督的顺从; 而且我们预备好了,要在你们完全顺从以后,惩罚所有的悖逆行为。

你们是根据外表看事物。如果有人深信自己是属于基督的,他自己就应该再想一想:他怎样属于基督,我们也怎样属于基督。 主所赐给我们的权柄是为了造就你们,不是为了拆毁你们。其实,就算我为这权柄有些过度的夸耀,我也不至于蒙羞。 我不愿看起来像是在用书信恐吓你们。 10 因为有人说:“保罗的书信又严厉又强硬,但他亲身在的时候却是软弱的人,他的言语也被藐视。” 11 说这样话的人应该想一想:我们不在你们那里的时候,书信上的话语怎样;我们在的时候,我们的行为也会怎样。

12 其实我们不敢把自己与某些自我推荐的人同列或比较。当他们以自己来衡量自己,以自己来比较自己的时候,他们是不领悟的。 13 但我们不会在界限以外夸耀,而是在神分给我们的界限范围内夸耀,这界限甚至一直达到你们那里。 14 的确,我们没有过于扩张自己,好像达不到你们那里,实际上我们带着基督的福音已经来了,甚至远到你们那里。 15 我们并没有在界限以外,以别人的劳苦夸耀。我们只是希望,随着你们信仰的增长,我们的范围就会因着你们而更加扩大, 16 以致把福音传到你们以外的地方;我们不是在别人的范围之内,为那些现成的事来夸耀。 17 不过“夸耀的当在主里夸耀。”[b] 18 因为那经过考验的人,不是自我推荐的,而是主所推荐的。

Footnotes

  1. 哥林多后书 10:1 卑微——或译作“谦卑”。
  2. 哥林多后书 10:17 《耶利米书》9:24。

保羅論自己的職分

10 你們以為我在你們中間的時候很溫和,不在你們中間的時候卻很嚴厲。如今,我保羅以基督的謙卑和溫柔親自勸你們: 我去的時候,請不要逼我這樣嚴厲地對待你們,我的嚴厲是用來對付那些說我憑血氣行事的人。 因為我雖然活在血肉之軀裡,但在屬靈的爭戰上,卻不是憑血氣之勇。 我們爭戰的兵器不是屬血氣的,乃是從上帝而來的能力,可以摧毀堅固的營壘, 擊破一切的謬論和阻礙人們認識上帝的驕傲言論,奪回被擄去的心思意念,使其順服基督。 等你們完全順服主後,我們就要懲罰那些叛逆的人。

你們只會看事情的表面。如果有人相信自己屬於基督,他就應該再想一想,我們跟他一樣也是屬於基督的。 因為主賜給我們權柄是為了造就你們,不是為了毀壞你們,就算我為這權柄稍微誇口,也不會感到羞愧。 我不想你們認為我寫信是要威嚇你們。 10 因為有人說:「他信中的話有分量,很嚴厲,他本人卻軟弱無能,言語粗俗。」 11 說這話的人要留心:我們不在你們那裡的時候,在信上怎麼說,與你們見面時也會怎麼做。

12 我們不敢和那些自我推薦的人相提並論!他們以自己的尺度衡量自己,自我比較,實在不明智! 13 但我們並非漫無邊際地誇口,而是在上帝為我們定下的範圍之內誇口,你們也包括在這範圍之內。 14 其實把你們包括在我們誇口的範圍之內一點都不過分,因為我們曾把基督的福音傳到你們那裡。 15 我們沒有超出範圍拿別人辛勞的成果誇口,只盼望隨著你們信心的增長,我們的範圍也得到極大的擴展, 16 使我們可以把福音傳到你們以外的地方,而不是在別人的工作範圍內拿別人的成就誇口。 17 「要誇耀,就當誇耀主的作為。」 18 因為,蒙悅納的是主所稱許的人,而不是自我稱許的人。

Paul’s Defense of His Ministry

10 By the humility and gentleness(A) of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul,(B) who am “timid” when face to face with you, but “bold” toward you when away! I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold(C) as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world.(D) For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.(E) The weapons we fight with(F) are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power(G) to demolish strongholds.(H) We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,(I) and we take captive every thought to make it obedient(J) to Christ. And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.(K)

You are judging by appearances.[a](L) If anyone is confident that they belong to Christ,(M) they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do.(N) So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us(O) for building you up rather than tearing you down,(P) I will not be ashamed of it. I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters. 10 For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive(Q) and his speaking amounts to nothing.”(R) 11 Such people should realize that what we are in our letters when we are absent, we will be in our actions when we are present.

12 We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves.(S) When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise. 13 We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the sphere of service God himself has assigned to us,(T) a sphere that also includes you. 14 We are not going too far in our boasting, as would be the case if we had not come to you, for we did get as far as you(U) with the gospel of Christ.(V) 15 Neither do we go beyond our limits(W) by boasting of work done by others.(X) Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow,(Y) our sphere of activity among you will greatly expand, 16 so that we can preach the gospel(Z) in the regions beyond you.(AA) For we do not want to boast about work already done in someone else’s territory. 17 But, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”[b](AB) 18 For it is not the one who commends himself(AC) who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.(AD)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 10:7 Or Look at the obvious facts
  2. 2 Corinthians 10:17 Jer. 9:24

使徒的权柄

10 保罗与你们面对面的时候是卑微[a]的,不在你们那里的时候向你们却是大胆的。现在我亲自以基督的温柔与谦和恳求你们: 我请求,当我在你们那里的时候,我不需要大胆自信;我本来打算用这样的勇气来对付那些人——他们把我们看做是顺着肉体行事的。 我们诚然在肉体中行事,但不凭着肉体争战, 因为我们争战所用的兵器不是属肉体的,而是有属神的能力,可以拆毁堡垒——拆毁各样的心思, 拆毁所有为抵挡神的知识而树立起来的高墙;又虏获各样的心意,达到属基督的顺从; 而且我们预备好了,要在你们完全顺从以后,惩罚所有的悖逆行为。

你们是根据外表看事物。如果有人深信自己是属于基督的,他自己就应该再想一想:他怎样属于基督,我们也怎样属于基督。 主所赐给我们的权柄是为了造就你们,不是为了拆毁你们。其实,就算我为这权柄有些过度的夸耀,我也不至于蒙羞。 我不愿看起来像是在用书信恐吓你们。 10 因为有人说:“保罗的书信又严厉又强硬,但他亲身在的时候却是软弱的人,他的言语也被藐视。” 11 说这样话的人应该想一想:我们不在你们那里的时候,书信上的话语怎样;我们在的时候,我们的行为也会怎样。

12 其实我们不敢把自己与某些自我推荐的人同列或比较。当他们以自己来衡量自己,以自己来比较自己的时候,他们是不领悟的。 13 但我们不会在界限以外夸耀,而是在神分给我们的界限范围内夸耀,这界限甚至一直达到你们那里。 14 的确,我们没有过于扩张自己,好像达不到你们那里,实际上我们带着基督的福音已经来了,甚至远到你们那里。 15 我们并没有在界限以外,以别人的劳苦夸耀。我们只是希望,随着你们信仰的增长,我们的范围就会因着你们而更加扩大, 16 以致把福音传到你们以外的地方;我们不是在别人的范围之内,为那些现成的事来夸耀。 17 不过“夸耀的当在主里夸耀。”[b] 18 因为那经过考验的人,不是自我推荐的,而是主所推荐的。

Footnotes

  1. 哥林多后书 10:1 卑微——或译作“谦卑”。
  2. 哥林多后书 10:17 《耶利米书》9:24。

保羅論自己的職分

10 你們以為我在你們中間的時候很溫和,不在你們中間的時候卻很嚴厲。如今,我保羅以基督的謙卑和溫柔親自勸你們: 我去的時候,請不要逼我這樣嚴厲地對待你們,我的嚴厲是用來對付那些說我憑血氣行事的人。 因為我雖然活在血肉之軀裡,但在屬靈的爭戰上,卻不是憑血氣之勇。 我們爭戰的兵器不是屬血氣的,乃是從上帝而來的能力,可以摧毀堅固的營壘, 擊破一切的謬論和阻礙人們認識上帝的驕傲言論,奪回被擄去的心思意念,使其順服基督。 等你們完全順服主後,我們就要懲罰那些叛逆的人。

你們只會看事情的表面。如果有人相信自己屬於基督,他就應該再想一想,我們跟他一樣也是屬於基督的。 因為主賜給我們權柄是為了造就你們,不是為了毀壞你們,就算我為這權柄稍微誇口,也不會感到羞愧。 我不想你們認為我寫信是要威嚇你們。 10 因為有人說:「他信中的話有分量,很嚴厲,他本人卻軟弱無能,言語粗俗。」 11 說這話的人要留心:我們不在你們那裡的時候,在信上怎麼說,與你們見面時也會怎麼做。

12 我們不敢和那些自我推薦的人相提並論!他們以自己的尺度衡量自己,自我比較,實在不明智! 13 但我們並非漫無邊際地誇口,而是在上帝為我們定下的範圍之內誇口,你們也包括在這範圍之內。 14 其實把你們包括在我們誇口的範圍之內一點都不過分,因為我們曾把基督的福音傳到你們那裡。 15 我們沒有超出範圍拿別人辛勞的成果誇口,只盼望隨著你們信心的增長,我們的範圍也得到極大的擴展, 16 使我們可以把福音傳到你們以外的地方,而不是在別人的工作範圍內拿別人的成就誇口。 17 「要誇耀,就當誇耀主的作為。」 18 因為,蒙悅納的是主所稱許的人,而不是自我稱許的人。

Paul’s Defense of His Ministry

10 By the humility and gentleness(A) of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul,(B) who am “timid” when face to face with you, but “bold” toward you when away! I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold(C) as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world.(D) For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.(E) The weapons we fight with(F) are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power(G) to demolish strongholds.(H) We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,(I) and we take captive every thought to make it obedient(J) to Christ. And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.(K)

You are judging by appearances.[a](L) If anyone is confident that they belong to Christ,(M) they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do.(N) So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us(O) for building you up rather than tearing you down,(P) I will not be ashamed of it. I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters. 10 For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive(Q) and his speaking amounts to nothing.”(R) 11 Such people should realize that what we are in our letters when we are absent, we will be in our actions when we are present.

12 We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves.(S) When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise. 13 We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the sphere of service God himself has assigned to us,(T) a sphere that also includes you. 14 We are not going too far in our boasting, as would be the case if we had not come to you, for we did get as far as you(U) with the gospel of Christ.(V) 15 Neither do we go beyond our limits(W) by boasting of work done by others.(X) Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow,(Y) our sphere of activity among you will greatly expand, 16 so that we can preach the gospel(Z) in the regions beyond you.(AA) For we do not want to boast about work already done in someone else’s territory. 17 But, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”[b](AB) 18 For it is not the one who commends himself(AC) who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.(AD)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 10:7 Or Look at the obvious facts
  2. 2 Corinthians 10:17 Jer. 9:24