¹[] Αυτος δε εγω ο Παυλος σας παρακαλω δια της πραοτητος και επιεικειας του Χριστου, οστις παρων μεν ειμαι ταπεινος μεταξυ σας, απων δε λαμβανω θαρρος προς εσας·

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.

²σας παρακαλω δε οταν ελθω, να μη λαβω θαρρος με την πεποιθησιν εκεινην, με την οποιαν στοχαζομαι να τολμησω εναντιον τινων, οιτινες θεωρουσιν ημας ως κατα σαρκα περιπατουντας.

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.

³Διοτι αν και περιπατωμεν εν σαρκι, δεν πολεμουμεν ομως κατα σαρκα·

³For though we walk in the flesh, we don’t wage war according to the flesh;

⁴διοτι τα οπλα του πολεμου ημων δεν ειναι σαρκικα, αλλα δυνατα συν Θεω προς καθαιρεσιν οχυρωματων·

⁴for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,

⁵επειδη καθαιρουμεν λογισμους και παν υψωμα επαιρομενον εναντιον της γνωσεως του Θεου, και αιχμαλωτιζομεν παν νοημα εις την υπακοην του Χριστου,

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;

⁶και ειμεθα ετοιμοι να εκδικησωμεν πασαν παρακοην, οταν γεινη πληρης η υπακοη σας.

⁶and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience will be made full.

⁷[] Τα κατα προσωπον βλεπετε. Εαν τις εχη πεποιθησιν εις εαυτον οτι ειναι του Χριστου, ας συλλογιζηται τουτο παλιν αφ' εαυτου, οτι καθως αυτος ειναι του Χριστου, ουτω και ημεις ειμεθα του Χριστου.

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.

⁸Διοτι εαν και περισσοτερον τι καυχηθω δια την εξουσιαν ημων, την οποιαν εδωκεν εις ημας ο Κυριος εις οικοδομην και ουχι εις καθαιρεσιν σας, δεν θελω αισχυνθη,

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,

⁹δια να μη φανω οτι θελω να σας εκφοβιζω δια των επιστολων.

⁹that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.

¹⁰Διοτι αι μεν επιστολαι, λεγει τις, ειναι βαρειαι και ισχυραι, η δε παρουσια του σωματος ασθενης και ο λογος εξουθενημενος.

¹⁰For, “His letters,” they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised.”

¹¹Τουτο ας παρατηρη ο τοιουτος, οτι οποιοι ειμεθα εις τον λογον δια των επιστολων αποντες, τοιουτοι και παροντες εις το εργον.

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.

¹²[] Διοτι δεν τολμωμεν να συναριθμησωμεν η να συγκρινωμεν εαυτους προς τινας εκ των συνιστωντων εαυτους· αλλ' αυτοι καθ' εαυτους μετρουντες εαυτους και προς εαυτους συγκρινοντες εαυτους ανοηταινουσιν.

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.

¹³Αλλ' ημεις δεν θελομεν καυχηθη εις τα αμετρα, αλλα κατα το μετρον του κανονος, το οποιον εμοιρασεν εις ημας ο Θεος, μετρον ωστε να φθασωμεν εως και εις εσας.

¹³But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you.

¹⁴Διοτι δεν υπερεκτεινομεν εαυτους ως μη φθασαντες εις εσας. επειδη εως και εις εσας εφθασαμεν δια του ευαγγελιου του Χριστου,

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,

¹⁵και δεν καυχωμεθα εις τα αμετρα εις ξενους κοπους, αλλ' εχομεν ελπιδα, οτι αυξανομενης της πιστεως σας, θελομεν μεγαλυνθη εις εσας εκ περισσου κατα τον κανονα ημων,

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,

¹⁶ωστε να κηρυξωμεν το ευαγγελιον και εις τους επεκεινα υμων τοπους, ουχι να καυχηθωμεν εις τα εν αλλοτριω κανονι ετοιμα.

¹⁶so as to preach the Good News even to the parts beyond you, not to boast in what someone else has already done.

¹⁷Αλλ' οστις καυχαται, εν Κυριω ας καυχαται·

¹⁷But “he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.” Jeremiah 9:24

¹⁸διοτι δεν ειναι δοκιμος οστις συνιστα αυτος εαυτον, αλλ' εκεινος τον οποιον ο Κυριος συνιστα.

¹⁸For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.