2 Korintierbrevet 10
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Paulus försvarar sitt uppdrag som apostel
10 Jag, Paulus, som är så vag när jag är hos er och modig när jag är långt borta, vädjar till er vid Kristus mildhet och godhet: 2 låt mig få slippa använda mitt mod och min myndighet när jag kommer till er, vilket jag är beredd att göra om jag måste gå emot dem som menar att jag styrs av själviska motiv. 3 Visserligen lever vi här i världen, men vi kämpar inte med världsliga metoder. 4 Nej, de vapen vi använder är inte mänskliga utan har Guds mäktiga kraft, som kan bryta ner alla starka fästen. Vi bryter ner alla tankebyggnader, 5 stolta argument och allt trotsigt som går emot kunskapen om Gud. Varje tanke tar vi till fånga och tvingar den att lyda Kristus. 6 Och vi är beredda att straffa all olydnad, så snart er lydnad blivit fullständig.
7 Ni betraktar allting på ett ytligt sätt. Om någon är övertygad om att han tillhör Kristus, bör han förstå att vi tillhör Kristus lika mycket som han.[a] 8 Ja, även om jag skulle kunna skryta ännu mer med den myndighet vi har fått av Herren – en myndighet som är till för att bygga upp er, inte för att bryta ner – skulle jag inte behöva skämmas. 9 Men jag vill inte att det ska verka som om jag är ute efter att skrämma er med mina brev. 10 En del säger ju: ”Hans brev är fulla av myndighet och kraft, men när han själv kommer hit, då är han ynklig och svag och inte mycket att lyssna på.” 11 Men den som talar på det viset måste förstå att vad vi brevledes är i ord, på långt avstånd, det är vi i våra handlingar när vi är hos er.
12 Vi kan inte tänka oss att jämföra eller likställa oss med de människor hos er som bara framhäver sig själva. De mäter sig med sig själva och jämför sig med sig själva – så oförståndigt! 13 Vi vill dock inte överdrivet berömma oss själva, utan hålla oss inom den gräns Gud har gett oss: att vi skulle nå fram ända till er. 14 Om vi inte hade kommit till er, då hade vi överdrivit. Men nu var vi ju de första som kom till er med evangeliet om Kristus. 15 Vi vill inte ta åt oss äran för det arbete som andra har uträttat. Men när er tro växer sig starkare, hoppas vi att kunna arbeta ännu mera bland er. 16 Sedan kan vi gå vidare och förkunna evangeliet i regioner bortom er. Då behöver vi inte riskera att skryta över sådant som andra har utfört. 17 ”Den som vill skryta, ska skryta över Herren.”[b] 18 Den som framhåller sig själv består inte provet; det gör den som Herren rekommenderar.
Footnotes
- 10:7 Paulus syftade antagligen på den grupp i församlingen som nämns i 1 Kor 1:10-12, och på människor som spred falsk undervisning.
- 10:17 Se Jer 9:24.
2 Corinthians 10
New International Version
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! 2 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) 3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.(E) 4 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) 5 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. 6 And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.(K)
7 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) 8 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. 9 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
- 2 Corinthians 10:7 Or Look at the obvious facts
- 2 Corinthians 10:17 Jer. 9:24
2 Corinthians 10
Legacy Standard Bible
Paul Defends His Authority
10 Now (A)I, Paul, myself (B)plead with you by the (C)gentleness and forbearance of Christ—I who (D)am humble when face-to-face with you, but courageous toward you when absent! 2 But I beg that (E)when I am present I need not act so courageously with the confidence that I consider to daringly use against (F)some, who consider us as if we walked (G)according to the flesh. 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war (H)according to the flesh, 4 for the (I)weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but [a]divinely powerful (J)for the tearing down of strongholds, 5 as we tear down speculations and every (K)lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to the (L)obedience of Christ, 6 and are ready to punish all disobedience, whenever (M)your obedience is fulfilled.
7 [b](N)You are looking at [c]things as they are outwardly. (O)If anyone is confident in himself that he is Christ’s, let him consider this again within himself, that just as he is Christ’s, (P)so also are we. 8 For even if (Q)I boast somewhat [d]further about our (R)authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be put to shame, 9 [e]for I do not wish to seem as if I would terrify you by my letters. 10 For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his [f]personal presence is (S)weak and (T)his [g]words contemptible.” 11 Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when absent, such persons we are also in deed when present.
12 For we do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with [h]some of those who (U)commend themselves, but when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are without understanding. 13 But we will not boast (V)beyond our measure, but [i](W)within the measure of the area of influence which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even as far as you. 14 For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we did not reach you, (for (X)we were the first to come even as far as you in the (Y)gospel of Christ), 15 not boasting (Z)beyond our measure in (AA)other men’s labors, but having the hope—that as (AB)your faith grows—to be (AC)enlarged even more by you [j]within our area of influence, 16 so as to (AD)proclaim the gospel even to (AE)the regions beyond you, and not to boast [k](AF)in what has been accomplished in the area of influence of another. 17 But (AG)he who boasts is to boast in the Lord. 18 For it is not the one who (AH)commends himself that is approved, but the one (AI)whom the Lord commends.
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 10:4 Or mighty before God
- 2 Corinthians 10:7 Or Look at... or Do you look at...?
- 2 Corinthians 10:7 Lit what is before your face
- 2 Corinthians 10:8 Or more abundantly
- 2 Corinthians 10:9 Lit so that I may not seem
- 2 Corinthians 10:10 Lit bodily presence is weak
- 2 Corinthians 10:10 Lit word
- 2 Corinthians 10:12 Or any
- 2 Corinthians 10:13 Lit according to the measure
- 2 Corinthians 10:15 Lit according to our area of influence
- 2 Corinthians 10:16 Lit to the things prepared in the
2 Corintios 10
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Pablo defiende su ministerio
10 Yo, Pablo, que cuando estoy entre ustedes soy ciertamente humilde, pero atrevido cuando estoy lejos de ustedes, les ruego esto por la bondad y dulzura de Cristo: 2 les ruego que, cuando esté entre ustedes, no tenga yo que actuar con la osadía que estoy resuelto a utilizar contra los que creen que actuamos según los criterios humanos. 3 Es verdad que aún somos seres humanos, pero no luchamos como los seres humanos. 4 Las armas con las que luchamos no son las de este mundo, sino las poderosas armas de Dios, capaces de destruir fortalezas 5 y de desbaratar argumentos y toda altivez que se levanta contra el conocimiento de Dios, y de llevar cautivo todo pensamiento a la obediencia a Cristo. 6 Estamos listos para castigar toda desobediencia, una vez que la obediencia de ustedes llegue a la perfección.
7 Ustedes se fijan sólo en la apariencia de las cosas. Pero si alguno está convencido de que es de Cristo, piense bien en esto que le digo: que así como él es de Cristo, también nosotros somos de Cristo. 8 No me avergüenza el jactarme una vez más de nuestra autoridad, la cual el Señor nos dio para la edificación de ustedes, y no para su destrucción. 9 No quiero dar la impresión de querer asustarlos por carta. 10 Hay quienes dicen que mis cartas son duras y fuertes, pero que mi presencia física es débil y que mis palabras no valen nada. 11 Quienes eso dicen deben tener en cuenta que, así como somos con palabras y por carta, cuando estamos lejos, así también lo seremos en los hechos, cuando estemos entre ustedes. 12 Nosotros no nos atrevemos a igualarnos ni a compararnos con quienes se alaban a sí mismos; cuando ellos se miden con sus propias medidas y se comparan unos con otros, no demuestran buen juicio. 13 Nosotros no vamos a jactarnos de manera exagerada, sino que nos ceñiremos a los límites establecidos por Dios, que llegan también hasta ustedes. 14 Si antes no hubiéramos llegado hasta ustedes, podría decirse que nos hemos extralimitado; pero fuimos los primeros en llegar hasta ustedes con el evangelio de Cristo. 15 No nos jactamos desmedidamente en trabajos ajenos, sino que, a medida que crezca la fe de ustedes, esperamos ser engrandecidos entre ustedes, siempre dentro de nuestros límites. 16 También anunciaremos el evangelio en lugares más allá de donde están ustedes, pero sin incursionar en la obra de otro, para no jactarnos en los trabajos ajenos. 17 Pero si alguno quiere jactarse, que lo haga en el Señor;(A) 18 porque no es aprobado el que se alaba a sí mismo, sino aquel a quien Dios alaba.
2 Corinthians 10
English Standard Version
Paul Defends His Ministry
10 (A)I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the (B)meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!— 2 I beg of you (C)that when I am present I may not have to show (D)boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh. 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the (E)weapons of (F)our warfare are not of the flesh but have (G)divine power (H)to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and (I)every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to (J)obey Christ, 6 (K)being ready to punish every disobedience, (L)when your obedience is complete.
7 (M)Look at what is before your eyes. (N)If anyone is confident that he is Christ's, let him remind himself that just as (O)he is Christ's, (P)so also are we. 8 For even if I boast a little too much of (Q)our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed. 9 I do not want to appear to be frightening you with my letters. 10 For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but (R)his bodily presence is weak, and (S)his speech of no account.” 11 Let such a person understand that what we say by letter when absent, we do when present. 12 Not that we dare to classify or (T)compare ourselves with some of those who (U)are commending themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are (V)without understanding.
13 But we will not boast (W)beyond limits, but will (X)boast only with regard to the area of influence God assigned to us, (Y)to reach even to you. 14 For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you. (Z)For we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ. 15 We do not boast beyond limit in the labors of others. But our hope is that (AA)as your faith increases, our area of influence among you may be (AB)greatly enlarged, 16 so that we may preach the gospel in lands beyond you, without boasting of work already done in another's area of influence. 17 “Let (AC)the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” 18 For it is (AD)not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one (AE)whom the Lord commends.
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