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Второе послание к Коринфянам 10

1 Сам же аз павел молю вы кротостию и тихостию Христовою, иже в лице убо смирен в вас, не сый же у вас дерзаю в вас.2 Молю же, да не присущ дерзаю надеянием, имже помышляю смети на некия непщующыя нас яко по плоти ходящих.3 Во плоти бо ходяще, не по плоти воинствуем:4 оружия бо воинства нашего не плотская, но сильна Богом на разорение твердем: помышления низлагающе,5 и всяко возношение взимающееся на разум Божий, и пленяюще всяк разум в послушание Христово,6 и в готовости имуще отмстити всяко преслушание, егда исполнится ваше послушание.7 Иже ли пред лицем, зрите? Аще кто надеется себе Христова быти, да помышляет паки от себе, зане, якоже он Христов, такожде и мы Христовы.8 Аще бо и лишше что похвалюся о власти нашей, юже даде нам Господь в создание, а не на разорение ваше, не постыжуся.9 Но да не явлюся, яко страшя вас посланьми.10 Яко послания убо, рече, тяжка и крепка, а пришествие тела немощно, и слово уничиженно:11 сие да помышляет таковый, яко яцы же есмы словом посланий, отстояще, таковии и ту суще есмы делом.12 Не смеем бо судити, или прикладовати себе иным хвалящым себе самех: но сами в себе себе измеряюще, и прилагающе себе самим себе, не разумевают.13 Мы же не в безмерная похвалимся, но по мере правила, егоже раздели нам Бог меру, достизати даже и до вас.14 Не яко бо не досяжуще до вас, паче простираем себе, даже бо и до вас достигохом благовестием Христовым:15 не в безмерная хвалящеся в чуждих трудех, упование же имуще, растущей вере вашей, в вас величатися по правилу нашему изобильно,16 во еже и в дальших вас странах благовестити, не чужим правилом в готовых похвалитися.17 Хваляйся же, о Господе да хвалится:18 не хваляй бо себе сей искусен, но егоже Бог восхваляет.

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.