II CORINTHIANS CHAPTER X.

NOW I Paul myself beseech you, by the meekness 
and gentleness of Christ, who in presence 
am base among you, being absent am bold 
toward you:
2 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. 
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not 
war after the flesh:
4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not 
carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling 
down of strong holds;)
5 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; 
6 And having in a readiness to revenge all 
disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. 
7 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. 
8 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: 
9 That I may not seem as if I would terrify you 
by letters. 
10 For his letters (say they) are weighty and 
powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his 
speech contemptible. 
11 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. 
12 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. 
13 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. 
14 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:
15 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. 
16 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. 
17 But he he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. 
18 For not he that commendeth himself is 
approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.