English Bible Presentation Sharing - 2-Corinthians Book, chapter 10, verse 18 in Esv Version

2 Corinthians 10 : 1 (ESV)

I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ- I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!-

2 Corinthians 10 : 2 (ESV)

I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh.

2 Corinthians 10 : 3 (ESV)

For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh.

2 Corinthians 10 : 4 (ESV)

For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments

2 Corinthians 10 : 5 (ESV)

and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,

2 Corinthians 10 : 6 (ESV)

being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.

2 Corinthians 10 : 7 (ESV)

Look at what is before your eyes. If anyone is confident that he is Christ's, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ's, so also are we.

2 Corinthians 10 : 8 (ESV)

For even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed.

2 Corinthians 10 : 9 (ESV)

I do not want to appear to be frightening you with my letters.

2 Corinthians 10 : 10 (ESV)

For they say, "His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account."

2 Corinthians 10 : 11 (ESV)

Let such a person understand that what we say by letter when absent, we do when present.

2 Corinthians 10 : 12 (ESV)

Not that we dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who are commending themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding.

2 Corinthians 10 : 13 (ESV)

But we will not boast beyond limits, but will boast only with regard to the area of influence God assigned to us, to reach even to you.

2 Corinthians 10 : 14 (ESV)

For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you. We were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ.

2 Corinthians 10 : 15 (ESV)

We do not boast beyond limit in the labors of others. But our hope is that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you may be greatly enlarged,

2 Corinthians 10 : 16 (ESV)

so that we may preach the gospel in lands beyond you, without boasting of work already done in another's area of influence.

2 Corinthians 10 : 17 (ESV)

"Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."

2 Corinthians 10 : 18 (ESV)

For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.