哥林多后书 10

使徒的权柄

1 我保罗与你们面对面的时候是卑微t的，不在你们那里的时候向你们却是大胆的。现在我亲自以基督的温柔与谦和恳求你们：2 我请求，当我在你们那里的时候，我不需要大胆自信；我本来打算用这样的勇气来对付那些人——他们把我们看做是顺着肉体行事的。3 我们诚然在肉体中行事，但不凭着肉体争战，4 因为我们争战所用的兵器不是属肉体的，而是有属神的能力，可以拆毁堡垒——拆毁各样的心思，5 拆毁所有为抵挡神的知识而树立起来的高墙；又虏获各样的心意，达到属基督的顺从；6 而且我们预备好了，要在你们完全顺从以后，惩罚所有的悖逆行为。

7 你们是根据外表看事物。如果有人深信自己是属于基督的，他自己就应该再想一想：他怎样属于基督，我们也怎样属于基督。8 主所赐给我们的权柄是为了造就你们，不是为了拆毁你们。其实，就算我为这权柄有些过度的夸耀，我也不至于蒙羞。9 我不愿看起来像是在用书信恐吓你们。10 因为有人说：“保罗的书信又严厉又强硬，但他亲身在的时候却是软弱的人，他的言语也被藐视。”11 说这样话的人应该想一想：我们不在你们那里的时候，书信上的话语怎样；我们在的时候，我们的行为也会怎样。

12 其实我们不敢把自己与某些自我推荐的人同列或比较。当他们以自己来衡量自己，以自己来比较自己的时候，他们是不领悟的。13 但我们不会在界限以外夸耀，而是在神分给我们的界限范围内夸耀，这界限甚至一直达到你们那里。14 的确，我们没有过于扩张自己，好像达不到你们那里，实际上我们带着基督的福音已经来了，甚至远到你们那里。15 我们并没有在界限以外，以别人的劳苦夸耀。我们只是希望，随着你们信仰的增长，我们的范围就会因着你们而更加扩大，16 以致把福音传到你们以外的地方；我们不是在别人的范围之内，为那些现成的事来夸耀。17 不过“夸耀的当在主里夸耀。”t18 因为那经过考验的人，不是自我推荐的，而是主所推荐的。

2 Corinthians 10

Paul’s Authority from the Lord

1 Now I, Paul, appeal to yout personallyt by the meekness and gentlenesst of Christ (I who am meekt when present amongt you, but am full of couraget toward you when away!) –2 now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that (I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behavingt according to human standards.t3 For though we livet as human beings,t we do not wage war according to human standards,t4 for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons,t but are made powerful by Godt for tearing down strongholds.s We tear down argumentst5 and every arrogant obstaclet that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to make it obeyt Christ.6 We are also ready to punish every act of disobedience,t whenever your obedience is complete.7 You are looking at outward appearances.t If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should reflect on this again: Just as he himself belongs to Christ, so too do we.8 For if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave ust for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of doing so.t9 I do not want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters,10 because some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weakt and his speech is of no account.”t

11 Let such a person consider this: What we sayt by letters when we are absent, we also are in actions when we are present.

Paul’s Mission

12 For we would not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who recommend themselves. But when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are without understanding.t13 But we will not boast beyond certain limits,t but will confine our boastingt according to the limits of the work to which God has appointed us,t that reaches even as far as you.14 For we were not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach as far as you, because we were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel about Christ.t15 Nor do we boast beyond certain limitst in the workt done by others, but we hopet that as your faith continues to grow, our work may be greatly expandedt among you according to our limits,t16 so that we may preach the gospel in the regions that lie beyond you, and not boast of work already done in another person’s area.17 But the one who boasts must boast in the Lord.ts

18 For it is not the person who commends himself who is approved, but the person the Lord commends.