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哥林多后书 10

保罗为自己的工作辩护

1 我－保罗与你们见面的时候是温和的，不在你们那里的时候向你们是勇敢的，如今亲自藉着基督的温柔和慈祥劝你们。 2 有人认为我们是凭着血气行事，我认为必须敢于对付这等人；我但求在那里的时候，不必这样勇敢。 3 我们虽然在血气中行事，却不凭着血气争战。 4 因为我们争战的兵器本不是属血气的，而是凭着上帝的能力，能够攻破坚固的营垒。我们攻破各样的计谋， 5 和各样拦阻人认识上帝的高垒，又夺回人心来顺服基督。 6 我已经预备好了，等你们完全顺服的时候来惩罚所有不顺服的人。

7 你们只看事情的外表。倘若有人自信是属基督的，他要再想想，他属基督，我们也属基督。 8 主赐给我们权柄，是要造就你们，并不是要拆毁你们；我就是为这权柄稍微夸口也不觉得惭愧。 9 我说这话，免得你们以为我写信是要恐吓你们。 10 因为有人说：“他信上的语气既严厉又强硬，他本人却软弱无能，言语粗俗。” 11 这等人当明白，我们不在那里时信上怎么说，见面时也必怎么做。

12 因为我们不敢将自己和某些自我推荐的人并列相比；他们用自己度量自己，用自己比较自己，是不明智的。 13 我们不愿意过分夸口，但是我们只在上帝划定的界限内夸口。这界限甚至扩展到你们那里。 14 我们扩展到你们那里时并没有越过了自己的界限，其实我们是首先到你们那里传基督福音的。 15 我们不靠别人所劳碌的过分夸口；我们只希望你们信心增长的时候，所划定给我们的范围也能够因着你们更加扩展， 16 使福音得以传到你们以外的地方，而不在别人的范围之内，以别人所成就的事夸口。 17 但“要夸耀的，该夸耀主”。 18 因为蒙悦纳的，不是自我称许的，而是主所称许的。

2 CORINTHIANS 10

Paul Defends His Work //for Christ

1 Do you think I am a coward when I am with you and brave when I am far away? Well, I ask you to listen, because Christ himself was humble and gentle. 2 Some people have said we act like the people of this world. So when I arrive, I expect I will have to be firm and forceful in what I say to them. Please don't make me treat you that way. 3 We live in this world, but we don't act like its people 4 or fight our battles with the weapons of this world. Instead, we use God's power that can destroy fortresses. We destroy arguments 5 and every bit of pride that keeps anyone from knowing God. We capture people's thoughts and make them obey Christ.

6 And when you completely obey him, we will punish anyone who refuses to obey.
7 You judge by appearances.t If any of you think you are the only ones who belong to Christ, then think again. We belong to Christ as much as you do. 8 Maybe I brag a little too much about the authority that the Lord gave me to help you and not to hurt you. Yet I am not embarrassed to brag. 9 And I am not trying to scare you with my letters. 10 Some of you are saying, “Paul's letters are harsh and powerful. But in person, he is a weakling and has nothing worth saying.”

11 Those people had better understand that when I am with you, I will do exactly what I say in my letters.
12 We won't dare compare ourselves with those who think so much of themselves. But they are foolish to compare themselves with themselves. 13 We won't brag about something we don't have a right to brag about. We will only brag about the work God has sent us to do, and you are part of that work.

14 We are not bragging more than we should. After all, we did bring the message about Christ to you.
15 We don't brag about what others have done, as if we had done those things ourselves. But I hope as you become stronger in your faith, we will be able to reach many more of the people around you.t That has always been our goal. 16 Then we will be able to preach the good news in other lands where we cannot take credit for work someone else has already done. 17 t The Scriptures say, “If you want to brag, then brag about the Lord.” 18 You may brag about yourself, but the only approval that counts is the Lord's approval.