The Spiritual War

10 Now (A)I, Paul, myself am pleading with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—(B)who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you. But I beg you (C)that when I am present I may not be bold with that confidence by which I intend to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. (D)For the weapons (E)of our warfare are not [a]carnal but (F)mighty in God (G)for pulling down strongholds, (H)casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, (I)and being ready to punish all disobedience when (J)your obedience is fulfilled.

Reality of Paul’s Authority

(K)Do you look at things according to the outward appearance? (L)If anyone is convinced in himself that he is Christ’s, let him again consider this in himself, that just as he is Christ’s, even [b]so (M)we are Christ’s. For even if I should boast somewhat more (N)about our authority, which the Lord gave [c]us for [d]edification and not for your destruction, (O)I shall not be ashamed— lest I seem to terrify you by letters. 10 “For his letters,” they say, “are weighty and powerful, but (P)his bodily presence is weak, and his (Q)speech contemptible.” 11 Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such we will also be in deed when we are present.

Limits of Paul’s Authority

12 (R)For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. 13 (S)We, however, will not boast beyond measure, but within the limits of the sphere which God appointed us—a sphere which especially includes you. 14 For we are not overextending ourselves (as though our authority did not extend to you), (T)for it was to you that we came with the gospel of Christ; 15 not boasting of things beyond measure, that is, (U)in other men’s labors, but having hope, that as your faith is increased, we shall be greatly enlarged by you in our sphere, 16 to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man’s sphere of accomplishment.

17 But (V)“he who glories, let him glory in the Lord.” 18 For (W)not he who commends himself is approved, but (X)whom the Lord commends.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 10:4 of the flesh
  2. 2 Corinthians 10:7 NU as we are.
  3. 2 Corinthians 10:8 NU omits us
  4. 2 Corinthians 10:8 building up

Ang Sabat ni Pablo sa mga Nagakontra sa Iya

10 1-2 May ara sa inyo nga nagasiling nga ako, si Pablo, talawan kon dira sa inyo, pero kon wala na gani dira, kag kon nagasulat lang, maisog. Pero nagapangabay ako sa inyo, nga may kalulo pareho kay Cristo, nga indi ninyo ako pagpiliton nga ipakita ko ang akon kaisog kon mag-abot na ako dira. Kay may mga tawo dira nga nagasiling nga ang amon pagkabuhi pareho man lang sang pagkabuhi sang mga tawo diri sa kalibutan. Kon amo man gihapon ina ang ila ginasiling hasta mag-abot ako dira, sigurado gid nga ipakita ko ang akon kaisog sa ila. Kami matuod mga tawo man lang, pero sa amon pagpakig-away sa mga nagakontra sa kamatuoran, wala kami nagasalig sa amon kaugalingon nga ikasarang, 4-5 kundi ang gahom sang Dios amo ang armas nga amon ginasaligan. Amo ina ang amon ginagamit sa pagdaog sa sala nga mga rason sang mga tawo nga bugalon kag indi magpati sa mga pagpanudlo sang Dios. Bisan ang ila sala nga mga rason nga pareho sang mabakod nga pader nga nagasablag sa ila sa pagbaton sang kamatuoran ginaguba namon. Ginahaylo namon ang ila mga hunahuna agod magmatinumanon sila sa mga sugo ni Cristo. Karon, kon makita namon nga nagatuman na gid kamo sang tanan, ang wala nagatuman silutan namon.

Hunahunaa bala ninyo sang maathag. Kon may ara nga nagapati nga siya iya ni Cristo, dapat hunahunaon niya nga kami iya man ni Cristo. Bisan daw sobra na ang akon pagpabugal parte sa awtoridad nga ginhatag sa akon sang Ginoo, wala ako nahuya, kay ini nga awtoridad wala ko ginagamit sa pagguba sang inyo pagtuo, kundi sa pagpalig-on sini. Indi ko gusto nga maghunahuna kamo nga ginapahog ko kamo sa akon mga sulat. 10 Kay ang iban dira sa inyo nagasiling nga maisog ako kon sa sulat, pero kon nagaatubang na gani maluya ako kag wala sing pulos ang akon mga ginahambal. 11 Dapat makahibalo ang mga nagahambal sina nga kon ano ang amon ginahambal sa sulat, amo man ina ang amon himuon kon ara na kami dira.

12 Indi kami mangahas nga magkomparar ukon magkabig sang amon kaugalingon nga pareho sa iban dira nga sobra ang ila pagpadayaw sang ila kaugalingon. Mga buang-buang gid sila, kay nagataksanay sila kag nagakomparahanay sang ila kaugalingon nga kaayo. 13 Pero kami iya wala nagapabugal sing sobra, kundi hasta gid lang sa obra nga ginhatag sang Dios sa amon, kag lakip diri ang amon obra sa inyo. 14 Kon wala kami nakaabot dira sa inyo, puwede nila masiling nga nagasulubra ang amon pagpabugal. Pero ang matuod, kami ang una nga nakaabot dira nga nagadala sang Maayong Balita parte kay Cristo. 15 Gani indi sobra ang amon pagpabugal kay wala kami nagaangkon sang pinangabudlayan sang iban kag ipabugal. Nagasalig man kami nga samtang nagadugang ang inyo pagtuo, mas madamo pa gid ang amon mahimo dira sa inyo suno sa ginapahimo sang Dios sa amon. 16 Pagkatapos dira, madala man namon dayon ang Maayong Balita sa iban nga mga lugar sa unhan ninyo. Kay indi namon gusto nga angkunon ang pinangabudlayan sang iban kag ipabugal. 17 Pareho bala sang ginasiling sang Kasulatan, “Ang bisan sin-o nga gusto magpabugal, dapat ipabugal lamang niya ang ginhimo sang Ginoo.”[a] 18 Kay ang Ginoo wala nagakalipay sa tawo nga nagadayaw sang iya kaugalingon, kundi sa tawo nga iya ginadayaw.

Footnotes

  1. 10:17 Jer. 9:24.

10 And I, Paul, myself, do call upon you -- through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ -- who in presence, indeed [am] humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you,

and I beseech [you], that, being present, I may not have courage, with the confidence with which I reckon to be bold against certain reckoning us as walking according to the flesh;

for walking in the flesh, not according to the flesh do we war,

for the weapons of our warfare [are] not fleshly, but powerful to God for bringing down of strongholds,

reasonings bringing down, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ,

and being in readiness to avenge every disobedience, whenever your obedience may be fulfilled.

The things in presence do ye see? if any one hath trusted in himself to be Christ's, this let him reckon again from himself, that according as he is Christ's, so also we [are] Christ's;

for even if also anything more abundantly I shall boast concerning our authority, that the Lord gave us for building up, and not for casting you down, I shall not be ashamed;

that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,

10 `because the letters indeed -- saith one -- [are] weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.'

11 This one -- let him reckon thus: that such as we are in word, through letters, being absent, such also, being present, [we are] in deed.

12 For we do not make bold to rank or to compare ourselves with certain of those commending themselves, but they, among themselves measuring themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise,

13 and we in regard to the unmeasured things will not boast ourselves, but after the measure of the line that the God of measure did appoint to us -- to reach even unto you;

14 for not as not reaching to you do we stretch ourselves overmuch, for even unto you did we come in the good news of the Christ,

15 not boasting of the things not measured, in other men's labours, and having hope -- your faith increasing -- in you to be enlarged, according to our line -- into abundance,

16 in the [places] beyond you to proclaim good news, not in another's line in regard to the things made ready, to boast;

17 and he who is boasting -- in the Lord let him boast;

18 for not he who is commending himself is approved, but he whom the Lord doth commend.