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.

¹Aš pats, Paulius, jus maldauju Kristaus romumu ir švelnumu­aš, kuris “akyse su jumis esu toks nusižeminęs, o už akių toks drąsus”.

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.

²Aš jus maldauju, kad atvykęs neturėčiau pasirodyti smarkuoliu, pasiryžusiu griežtai sudrausti kai kuriuos, manančius, jog mes elgėmės pagal kūną.

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

³Nors mes gyvename kūne, kovojame ne pagal kūną.

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

⁴Mūsų kovos ginklai ne kūniški, bet galingi Dieve griauti tvirtoves.

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;

⁵Jais mes nugalime samprotavimus ir bet kokią puikybę, kuri sukyla prieš Dievo pažinimą, ir paimame nelaisvėn kiekvieną mintį, kad paklustų Kristui,

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

⁶esame pasiruošę nubausti kiekvieną neklusnumą, kai tik jūsų klusnumas taps tobulas.

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.

⁷Negi viską vertinate pagal išorę? Jei kas pasitiki, kad yra Kristaus, tegul pamąsto dar kartą: kaip jis Kristaus, taip ir mes.

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,

⁸O jei panorėčiau daugiau pasigirti ta valdžia, kurią Viešpats mums suteikė jūsų ugdymui, o ne griovimui, tai nebūtų man gėdos.

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

⁹Beje, nenorėčiau pasirodyti bauginąs jus laiškais.

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

¹⁰Nes “jo laiškai,­sako,­yra svarūs ir stiprūs, bet kūno išvaizda menka ir iškalba prasta”.

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.

¹¹Kas taip mano, teįsidėmi, jog kokie esame iš tolo laiško žodžiais, tokie būsime ir vietoje darbais.

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.

¹²Mes nedrįstame savęs išskirti ar lyginti su kai kuriais žmonėmis, kurie patys save giria. Juk jie, matuodami save pagal save pačius ir lygindami save su savimi, elgiasi neprotingai.

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

¹³Mes nesigiriame be saiko, o tik iki tų ribų, kurias mums Dievas užbrėžė ir kurios siekia net ligi jūsų.

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,

¹⁴Mes nepersistengiame,­tarytum nebūtume pasiekę jūsų,­nes Kristaus Evangelija pasiekėme ir jus.

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,

¹⁵Nesigiriame be saiko svetimo darbo vaisiais, bet turime viltį, jūsų tikėjimui augant, su jumis peraugti ligšiolines ribas,

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

¹⁶kad galėtume skelbti Evangeliją už jūsų ribų ir nesigirti kito atliktu darbu svetimoje srityje.

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

¹⁷“Kas giriasi, tesigiria Viešpačiu!”

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

¹⁸Ne tas pagirtinas, kuris pats save giria, bet tas, kurį Viešpats pagiria.