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2 Korinterne 10

1 Men jeg selv, Paulus, formaner Eder ved Christi Sagtmodighed og Mildhed, jeg, som vel, nærværende iblandt Eder, er ydmyg, men fraværende bruger Myndighed mod Eder.2 Men jeg beder, at jeg ikke nærværende maa komme til at bruge Myndighed med den Tillid, hvormed man mener at jeg fordrister mig mod Nogle, som ansee os for at omgaaes efter Kjødet.3 Vistnok omgaaes vi i Kjødet, men vi stride ikke efter Kjødet;4 thi vore Stridsvaaben ere ikke kjødelige, men mægtige ved Gud til Befæstningers Forstyrrelse,5 idet vi forstyrre Anslag og al Høihød, som opløfter sig imod Guds Kundskab, og tage alt Tanke til Fange undre Christi Lydighed,6 og ere rede til at straffe al Ulydighed, naar Eders Lydighed er fuldkommet.7 See I paa det Udvortes? Dersom Nogen hos sig selv har den Tillid at han er Christi, han slutte igjen fra sig selv, at ligesom han er Christi, saaledes ere ogsaa vi Christi.8 Ja, dersom jeg endog vilde rose mig ydermere af den Magt, som Herren gav os til Eders Opbyggelse, og ikke til Eders Nedbrydelse, da vilde jeg ikke blive beskæmmet.9 Paa det jeg ikke skal synes at ville forfærde Eder ved Breve,10 (thi Brevene, sige de, ere svare og stærke, men den legemlige Nærværelse er svag, og Tanken kraftesløs):11 da vide en Saadan, at just som vi ere med Ord ved Breve fraværende, saaledes ville vi og være i Gjerning nærværende.12 Thi vi tør ikke regne os iblandt eller ligne os med Somme, der prise sig selv; men disse indsee ikke, at de maale sig med sig selv og ligne sig ved sig selv.13 Vi derimod rose os ikke af det, som ikke er os tilmaalt, men deraf, at vi efter maalet af vor Kreds, hvilket Maal Gud har tildeelt os, have naaet ogsaa til Eder.14 Thi vi overskride ikke vor Grændse som de, der ei have naaet til Eder; thi ogsaa indtil Eder ere vi komne i Christi Evangelium;15 saa vi ikke rose os af det, som ikke er os tilmaalt i fremmede Arbeider, men vi have det Haab, at naar Eders Tro voxer, ville vi hos Eder komne langt videre, efter den os anviste Kreds,16 at prædike Evangelium for dem, som boe paa hiin Side Eder, men ikke rose os i en Aandens Kreds af det allerede Fuldførte.17 Hvo sig roser, rose sig i Herren!18 Thi ikke den, der priser sig selv, holder Prøve, men den, som Herren priser.

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.