| | King James Bible 2016 | King James Bible PCE |
| 10:9 | lest I seem as if I would to terrify you by letters. | That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters. |
| 10:10 | "Because, his letters," they say, "are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible." | For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible. |
| 10:11 | Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such we will also be in deed when we are present. | Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present. |
| 10:8 | Because, even if I should boast somewhat more about our authority, which the Lord gave us for edification and not for your destruction, I will not be ashamed, | For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed: |
| 10:7 | Do you look at things according to the outward appearance? If anyone is convinced in himself that he is Christ's, let him again consider this in himself, that just as he is Christ's, even so we are Christ's. | Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's. |
| 10:6 | and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled. | And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. |
| 10:5 | casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, | Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; |
| 10:4 | Because, the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God for the pulling down of strongholds, | (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) |
| 10:3 | Because, though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. | For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: |
| 10:2 | But I urge you that when I am present I may not be bold with that confidence by which I intend to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. | But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. |
| 10:1 | Now I, Paul, myself urge with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you. | Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: |
| 10:12 | Because, we dare not classify ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. | For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. |
| 10:13 | We, however, will not boast of things beyond our measure, but according to the measure of the influence which God has distributed to us, a measure to reach to you also. | But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you. |
| 10:14 | Because, we do not stretch ourselves beyond our measure, as though we did not extend to you, because, we have come as far as to you also with the preaching of the gospel of Christ; | For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ: |
| 10:15 | not boasting of things beyond our measure, that is, in other men's labors, but having hope, that as your faith is increased, that we will be enlarged abundantly by you according to our influence, | Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly, |
| 10:16 | to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's sphere of accomplishment. | To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand. |
| 10:17 | But "he who glories, let him glory in the LORD." | But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. |
| 10:18 | Because, not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends. | For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. |