Второ Коринтяни 10
Bulgarian Bible
10 И сам аз, Павел, ви моля поради Христовата кротост и нежност, аз, който съм смирен когато съм между вас, а когато отсътствувам ставам смел към вас, 2 моля ви се, когато съм при вас да се не принудя да употребя смелост с оная увереност, с която мисля да се одързостя против някои, които разчитат, че ние плътски се обхождаме.
3 Защото, ако и да живеем в плът, по плът не воюваме.
4 Защото оръжията, с които воюваме, не са плътски, но пред Бога са силни за събаряне на крепости.
5 Понеже събаряме помисли и всичко, което се издига високо против познанието на Бога, и пленяваме всеки разум да се покорява на Христа.
6 И готови сме да накажем всяко непослушание, щом стане пълно вашето послушание.
7 Вие гледате на външното. Ако някой е уверен в себе си, че е Христов, то нека размисли още веднаж в себе си, че, както той е Христов, така и ние сме Христови.
8 Защото, ако бих се и нещо повечко похвалил с нашата власт, която Господ даде за назиданието ви, а не за разорението ви, не бих се засрамил.
9 Обаче нека се не покажа, че желая да ви заплашвам с посланията си.
10 Понеже, казват някои, посланията му са строги и силни, но личното му присъствие е слабо и говоренето нищожно.
11 Такъв нека има предвид това, че, каквито сме на думи в посланията си, когато сме далеч от вас, такива сме и на дело, когато сме при вас.
12 Защото не смеем да считаме или сравняваме себе си с някои от ония, които препоръчват сами себе си; но те, като мерят себе си със себе си, и като сравняват себе си със себе си, не постъпват разумно.
13 А ние няма да се похвалим с това, което е вън от мярката ни, но според мярката на областта, която Бог ни е определил, като мярка, която да достигне дори до вас.
14 Защото ние не се простираме чрезмерно, като че ли не сме достигнали до вас; защото ние първи достигнахме до вас с Христовото благовестие.
15 И не се хвалим с това, което е вън от мярката ни, тоест, с чужди трудове, но имаме надежда, че с растенето на вярата ви, ние ще имаме по-голяма област за работа между вас, и то премного,
16 така щото да проповядваме благовестието и от вас по-нататък, а не да се хвалим с готовото в чужда област.
17 А който се хвали, с Господа да се хвали.
18 Защото не е одобрен тоя, който сам себе си препоръчва, но тоя, когото Господ препоръчва.
2 Corinthians 10
Evangelical Heritage Version
Paul’s Defense
10 Now I myself, Paul, appeal to you by the humility and gentleness of Christ—I, who am “gentle” when I am in your presence, but “bold” toward you when I am away. 2 I pray that, when I arrive there, I may not have to be bold with the confidence that I expect to use in daring to confront some who think that we walk in the way the sinful flesh does. 3 For even though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war in the way the sinful flesh does. 4 Certainly, the weapons of our warfare are not those of the flesh, but weapons made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down thoughts 5 such as all arrogance that rises up against the knowledge of God, and we make every thought captive so that it is obedient to Christ. 6 And we are ready to punish every disobedience when your obedience is fully restored.
7 You are looking at things only according to the outward appearance. If anyone has convinced himself that he belongs to Christ, let him consider this about himself: We belong to Christ just as much as he does. 8 Indeed, even if I may boast some more about our authority, which the Lord has given for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be put to shame. 9 My purpose is not to seem as if I am trying to frighten you by my letters. 10 For some say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his physical presence is weak, and his speech amounts to nothing.” 11 Let such a person consider this: What we are, by our word through letters when we are away, is just what we will be in our work when we are present.
12 To be sure, we do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who speak highly of themselves. On the contrary, when they measure themselves only by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise. 13 But we will not boast about things that cannot be measured. Instead, we will boast according to the measure of the assignment that the God who measures things measured out to us: to reach out also as far as to you. 14 Indeed, we are not overdoing our boasting, as if we had not come to you. In fact, we were the first ones to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ. 15 We are not boasting about things that cannot be measured, that is, in the hard work of others. But we are hoping that, as your faith grows, our assignment will be greatly increased while we are among you, 16 with the result that we will preach the gospel to the regions beyond you. Then we will not be boasting about what someone else has already done in his assignment. 17 But let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.[a] 18 To be sure, it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
Footnotes
2 Corinthians 10
King James Version
10 Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base 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 think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
7 Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? if any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.
8 For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:
9 That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
10 For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
11 Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.
12 For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
13 But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.
14 For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:
15 Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,
16 To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand.
17 But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
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