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Ang Sabat ni Pablo sa mga Nagakontra sa Iya

10 1-2 May ara sa inyo nga nagasiling nga ako, si Pablo, talawan kon dira sa inyo, pero kon wala na gani dira, kag kon nagasulat lang, maisog. Pero nagapangabay ako sa inyo, nga may kalulo pareho kay Cristo, nga indi ninyo ako pagpiliton nga ipakita ko ang akon kaisog kon mag-abot na ako dira. Kay may mga tawo dira nga nagasiling nga ang amon pagkabuhi pareho man lang sang pagkabuhi sang mga tawo diri sa kalibutan. Kon amo man gihapon ina ang ila ginasiling hasta mag-abot ako dira, sigurado gid nga ipakita ko ang akon kaisog sa ila. Kami matuod mga tawo man lang, pero sa amon pagpakig-away sa mga nagakontra sa kamatuoran, wala kami nagasalig sa amon kaugalingon nga ikasarang, 4-5 kundi ang gahom sang Dios amo ang armas nga amon ginasaligan. Amo ina ang amon ginagamit sa pagdaog sa sala nga mga rason sang mga tawo nga bugalon kag indi magpati sa mga pagpanudlo sang Dios. Bisan ang ila sala nga mga rason nga pareho sang mabakod nga pader nga nagasablag sa ila sa pagbaton sang kamatuoran ginaguba namon. Ginahaylo namon ang ila mga hunahuna agod magmatinumanon sila sa mga sugo ni Cristo. Karon, kon makita namon nga nagatuman na gid kamo sang tanan, ang wala nagatuman silutan namon.

Hunahunaa bala ninyo sang maathag. Kon may ara nga nagapati nga siya iya ni Cristo, dapat hunahunaon niya nga kami iya man ni Cristo. Bisan daw sobra na ang akon pagpabugal parte sa awtoridad nga ginhatag sa akon sang Ginoo, wala ako nahuya, kay ini nga awtoridad wala ko ginagamit sa pagguba sang inyo pagtuo, kundi sa pagpalig-on sini. Indi ko gusto nga maghunahuna kamo nga ginapahog ko kamo sa akon mga sulat. 10 Kay ang iban dira sa inyo nagasiling nga maisog ako kon sa sulat, pero kon nagaatubang na gani maluya ako kag wala sing pulos ang akon mga ginahambal. 11 Dapat makahibalo ang mga nagahambal sina nga kon ano ang amon ginahambal sa sulat, amo man ina ang amon himuon kon ara na kami dira.

12 Indi kami mangahas nga magkomparar ukon magkabig sang amon kaugalingon nga pareho sa iban dira nga sobra ang ila pagpadayaw sang ila kaugalingon. Mga buang-buang gid sila, kay nagataksanay sila kag nagakomparahanay sang ila kaugalingon nga kaayo. 13 Pero kami iya wala nagapabugal sing sobra, kundi hasta gid lang sa obra nga ginhatag sang Dios sa amon, kag lakip diri ang amon obra sa inyo. 14 Kon wala kami nakaabot dira sa inyo, puwede nila masiling nga nagasulubra ang amon pagpabugal. Pero ang matuod, kami ang una nga nakaabot dira nga nagadala sang Maayong Balita parte kay Cristo. 15 Gani indi sobra ang amon pagpabugal kay wala kami nagaangkon sang pinangabudlayan sang iban kag ipabugal. Nagasalig man kami nga samtang nagadugang ang inyo pagtuo, mas madamo pa gid ang amon mahimo dira sa inyo suno sa ginapahimo sang Dios sa amon. 16 Pagkatapos dira, madala man namon dayon ang Maayong Balita sa iban nga mga lugar sa unhan ninyo. Kay indi namon gusto nga angkunon ang pinangabudlayan sang iban kag ipabugal. 17 Pareho bala sang ginasiling sang Kasulatan, “Ang bisan sin-o nga gusto magpabugal, dapat ipabugal lamang niya ang ginhimo sang Ginoo.”[a] 18 Kay ang Ginoo wala nagakalipay sa tawo nga nagadayaw sang iya kaugalingon, kundi sa tawo nga iya ginadayaw.

Footnotes

  1. 10:17 Jer. 9:24.

Paul’s Defense of His Ministry

10 By the humility and gentleness(A) of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul,(B) who am “timid” when face to face with you, but “bold” toward you when away! I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold(C) as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world.(D) For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.(E) The weapons we fight with(F) are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power(G) to demolish strongholds.(H) We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,(I) and we take captive every thought to make it obedient(J) to Christ. And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.(K)

You are judging by appearances.[a](L) If anyone is confident that they belong to Christ,(M) they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do.(N) So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us(O) for building you up rather than tearing you down,(P) I will not be ashamed of it. I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters. 10 For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive(Q) and his speaking amounts to nothing.”(R) 11 Such people should realize that what we are in our letters when we are absent, we will be in our actions when we are present.

12 We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves.(S) When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise. 13 We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the sphere of service God himself has assigned to us,(T) a sphere that also includes you. 14 We are not going too far in our boasting, as would be the case if we had not come to you, for we did get as far as you(U) with the gospel of Christ.(V) 15 Neither do we go beyond our limits(W) by boasting of work done by others.(X) Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow,(Y) our sphere of activity among you will greatly expand, 16 so that we can preach the gospel(Z) in the regions beyond you.(AA) For we do not want to boast about work already done in someone else’s territory. 17 But, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”[b](AB) 18 For it is not the one who commends himself(AC) who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.(AD)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 10:7 Or Look at the obvious facts
  2. 2 Corinthians 10:17 Jer. 9:24

10 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:

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.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

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;

And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

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.

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:

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 that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.