고린도후서 10

1너희를 대하여 대면하면 겸비하고 떠나 있으면 담대한 나 바울은 이제 그리스도의 온유와 관용으로 친히 너희를 권하고 2또한 우리를 육체대로 행하는 자로 여기는 자들을 대하여 내가 담대히 대하려는 것 같이 너희와 함께 있을 때에 나로 하여금 이 담대한 태도로 대하지 않게 하기를 구하노라 3우리가 육체에 있어 행하나 육체대로 싸우지 아니하노니 4우리의 싸우는 병기는 육체에 속한 것이 아니요 오직 하나님 앞에서 견고한 진을 파하는 강력이라 5모든 이론을 파하며 하나님 아는 것을 대적하여 높아진 것을 다 파하고 모든 생각을 사로잡아 그리스도에게 복종케 하니 6너희의 복종이 온전히 될 때에 모든 복종치 않는 것을 벌하려고 예비하는 중에 있노라 7너희는 외모만 보는도다 만일 사람이 자기가 그리스도에게 속한 줄을 믿을진대 자기가 그리스도에게 속한 것 같이 우리도 그러한 줄을 자기 속으로 다시 생각할 것이라 8주께서 주신 권세는 너희를 파하려고 하신 것이 아니요 세우려고 하신 것이니 내가 이에 대하여 지나치게 자랑하여도 부끄럽지 아니하리라 9이는 내가 편지들로 너희를 놀라게 하려는 것 같이 생각지 않게 함이니 10저희 말이 그 편지들은 중하고 힘이 있으나 그 몸으로 대할 때는 약하고 말이 시원치 않다 하니 11이런 사람은 우리가 떠나 있을 때에 편지들로 말하는 자가 어떠한 자이면 함께 있을 때에 행하는 자도 그와 같은 자인 줄 알라 12우리가 어떤 자기를 칭찬하는 자로 더불어 감히 짝하며 비교할 수 없노라 그러나 저희가 자기로서 자기를 헤아리고 자기로서 자기를 비교하니 지혜가 없도다 13그러나 우리는 분량밖의 자랑을 하지 않고 오직 하나님이 우리에게 분량으로 나눠 주신 그 분량의 한계를 따라 하노니 곧 너희에게까지 이른 것이라 14우리가 너희에게 미치지 못할 자로서 스스로 지나쳐 나아간 것이 아니요 그리스도의 복음으로 너희에게까지 이른 것이라 15우리는 남의 수고를 가지고 분량밖의 자랑하는 것이 아니라 오직 너희 믿음이 더 할수록 우리의 한계를 따라 너희 가운데서 더욱 위대하여지기를 바라노라 16이는 남의 한계 안에 예비한 것으로 자랑하지 아니하고 너희 지경을 넘어 복음을 전하려 함이라 17자랑하는 자는 주 안에서 자랑할지니라 18옳다 인정함을 받는 자는 자기를 칭찬하는 자가 아니요 오직 주께서 칭찬하시는 자니라

1Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ; I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you. 2Yes, I beg you that I may not, when present, show courage with the confidence with which I intend to be bold against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh. 3For though we walk in the flesh, we don’t wage war according to the flesh; 4for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds, 5throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ; 6and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience will be made full. 7Do you look at things only as they appear in front of your face? If anyone trusts in himself that he is Christ’s, let him consider this again with himself, that, even as he is Christ’s, so also we are Christ’s. 8For though I should boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down) I will not be disappointed, 9that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters. 10For, “His letters”, they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised.” 11Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present. 12For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding. 13But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you. 14For we don’t stretch ourselves too much, as though we didn’t reach to you. For we came even as far as to you with the Good News of Christ, 15not boasting beyond proper limits in other men’s labors, but having hope that as your faith grows, we will be abundantly enlarged by you in our sphere of influence, 16so as to preach the Good News even to the parts beyond you, not to boast in what someone else has already done. 17But “he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.” 18For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

1Voorts ik Paulus zelf bid u, door de zachtmoedigheid en goedertierenheid van Christus, die, tegenwoordig zijnde, wel gering ben onder u, maar afwezend stout ben tegen u; 2Ik bid dan, dat ik, tegenwoordig zijnde, niet stout moge zijn met die vrijmoedigheid, waarmede ik geacht word stoutelijk gehandeld te hebben tegen sommigen, die ons achten, alsof wij naar het vlees wandelden. 3Want wandelende in het vlees, voeren wij den krijg niet naar het vlees; 4Want de wapenen van onzen krijg zijn niet vleselijk, maar krachtig door God, tot nederwerping der sterkten; 5Dewijl wij de overleggingen ter nederwerpen, en alle hoogte, die zich verheft tegen de kennis van God, en alle gedachte gevangen leiden tot de gehoorzaamheid van Christus; 6En gereed hebben, hetgeen dient om te wreken alle ongehoorzaamheid, wanneer uw gehoorzaamheid zal vervuld zijn. 7Ziet gij aan wat voor ogen is? Indien iemand bij zichzelven betrouwt, dat hij van Christus is, die denke dit wederom uit zichzelven, dat gelijkerwijs hij van Christus is, alzo ook wij van Christus zijn. 8Want indien ik ook iets overvloediger zou roemen van onze macht, welke de Heere ons gegeven heeft tot stichting, en niet tot uw nederwerping, zo zal ik niet beschaamd worden; 9Opdat ik niet zou schijnen, alsof ik u door de brieven wilde verschrikken. 10Want de brieven (zeggen zij) zijn wel gewichtig en krachtig; maar de tegenwoordigheid des lichaams is zwak, en de rede is verachtelijk. 11Dezulke bedenke dit, dat hoedanigen wij zijn in het woord door brieven, als wij afwezig zijn, wij ook zodanigen zijn inderdaad, als wij tegenwoordig zijn. 12Want wij durven onszelven niet rekenen of vergelijken met sommigen, die zichzelven prijzen; maar deze verstaan niet, dat zij zichzelven met zichzelven meten, en zichzelven met zichzelven vergelijken. 13Doch wij zullen niet roemen buiten de maat; maar dat wij, naar de maat des regels, welke maat ons God toegedeeld heeft, ook tot u toe zijn gekomen. 14Want wij strekken onszelven niet te wijd uit, als die tot u niet zouden komen; want wij zijn ook gekomen tot u toe, in het Evangelie van Christus; 15Niet roemende buiten de maat in anderer lieden arbeid, maar hebbende hoop, als uw geloof zal gewassen zijn, dat wij onder ulieden overvloediglijk zullen vergroot worden naar onzen regel; 16Om het Evangelie te verkondigen in de plaatsen, die op gene zijde van u gelegen zijn; niet om te roemen in eens anders regel over hetgeen alrede bereid is. 17Doch wie roemt, die roeme in den Heere. 18Want niet die zichzelven prijst, maar dien de Heere prijst, die is beproefd.