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10 Now de I egō, Paul Paulos myself autos, appeal parakaleō to you hymeis by dia the ho meekness prautēs and kai gentleness epieikeia of ho Christ Christos—I who hos when kata present prosōpon am “ timid tapeinos among en you hymeis, but de when away apeimi am bold tharreō toward eis you hymeis. I ask deomai · de that when I am present pareimi I may not have to be bold tharreō,” with ho such a confidence pepoithēsis as hos I expect logizomai I will dare tolmaō to use against epi those tis who ho think logizomai that we hēmeis are walking peripateō according kata to the flesh sarx. For gar though we walk peripateō in en the flesh sarx, we are not ou waging war according kata to the flesh sarx, for gar the ho weapons hoplon of ho our hēmeis warfare strateia are not ou of the flesh sarkikos, but alla are empowered dynatos by ho God theos for pros tearing kathairesis down strongholds ochurōma. We tear down kathaireō arguments logismos and kai every pas lofty hypsōma idea that is raised epairō against kata the ho knowledge gnōsis of ho God theos, and kai we take captive aichmalōtizō every pas thought noēma to eis make it · ho obey hypakoē · ho Christ Christos. And kai we are echō ready en hetoimos to avenge ekdikeō every pas act of disobedience parakoē, whenever hotan your hymeis obedience hypakoē becomes complete plēroō. · ho

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Paul’s Authority to Speak Forcefully

10 Now I myself, Paul, plead with you with the gentleness and kindness of the Messiah[a]—I who am humble when I am face to face with you but forceful toward you when I am away! I beg you that when I come I will not need to be courageous by daring to oppose some people who think that we are living according to the flesh. Of course, we are living in the world,[b] but we do not wage war in a world-like[c] way. For the weapons of our warfare are not those of the world.[d] Instead, they have the power of God to demolish fortresses. We tear down arguments and every proud obstacle that is raised against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive in order to obey the Messiah.[e] Once your obedience is complete, we will be ready to reprimand every type of disobedience.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 10:1 Or Christ
  2. 2 Corinthians 10:3 Lit. flesh
  3. 2 Corinthians 10:3 Lit. fleshly
  4. 2 Corinthians 10:4 Lit. flesh
  5. 2 Corinthians 10:5 Or Christ