2 Corinthians, Chapter 10
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- Original text: The Codex Sinaiticus Project's verbatim transcription of the folio shown, letter for letter as the scribe wrote it (no accents, lunate sigma ϲ, nomina sacra such as θϲ for θεός and κϲ for κύριος). Beneath it, for comparison, the reading of Tischendorf's 8th critical edition (1869). Where the two differ, the transcription is what the manuscript actually says.
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1αυτοϲ δε εγω παυλοϲ παρακαλω ϋμαϲ δια τηϲ πραυτητοϲ και επιεικιαϲ του χυ οϲ κατα προϲωπον μεν ταπινοϲ εν υμιν απων δε θαρρω ειϲ ϋμαϲ 2δεομαι δε το μη παρων θαρρηϲαι τη πεποιθηϲει η λογιζομαι τολμηϲαι επι τιναϲ τουϲ λογιζομενουϲ ημαϲ ωϲ κατα ϲαρκα περιπατουνταϲ 3εν ϲαρκι γαρ περιπατουντεϲ ου κατα ϲαρκα ϲτρατευομεθα 4τα γαρ οπλα τηϲ ϲτρατιαϲ ημω ου ϲαρκικα αλλα δυνατα τω θω προϲ καθερεϲιν οχυρωματων λογιϲμουϲ καθαιρουντεϲ 5και παν ϋψωμα επαιρομενον κατα τηϲ γνωϲεωϲ του θυ και αιχμαλωτιζοντεϲ παν νοημα ειϲ την ϋπακοην του χυ
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
1Αὐτὸς δὲ ἐγὼ Παῦλος παρακαλῶ ὑμᾶς διὰ τῆς πραΰτητος καὶ ἐπιεικείας τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὃς κατὰ πρόσωπον μὲν ταπεινὸς ἐν ὑμῖν, ἀπὼν δὲ θαρρῶ εἰς ὑμᾶς· 2δέομαι δὲ τὸ μὴ παρὼν θαρρῆσαι τῇ πεποιθήσει ᾗ λογίζομαι τολμῆσαι ἐπί τινας τοὺς λογιζομένους ἡμᾶς ὡς κατὰ σάρκα περιπατοῦντας. 3ἐν σαρκὶ γὰρ περιπατοῦντες οὐ κατὰ σάρκα στρατευόμεθα 4τὰ γὰρ ὅπλα τῆς στρατιᾶς ἡμῶν οὐ σαρκικὰ ἀλλὰ δυνατὰ τῷ θεῷ πρὸς καθαίρεσιν ὀχυρωμάτων, 5λογισμοὺς καθαιροῦντες καὶ πᾶν ὕψωμα ἐπαιρόμενον κατὰ τῆς γνώσεως τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ αἰχμαλωτίζοντες πᾶν νόημα εἰς τὴν ὑπακοὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ,
1Now 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: 2But 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. 3For 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;) 5Casting 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;
6και εν ετοιμω εχοντεϲ εκδικηϲαι παϲαν παρακοην οταν πληρωθη ϋμων η ϋπακοη 7τα κατα προϲωπον βλεπετε ει τιϲ πεποιθεν εαυτω χυ ειναι τουτο λογιζεϲθω παλιν εφ εαυτου οτι καθωϲ αυτοϲ χυ ουτωϲ κ(αι) ημιϲ 8εαν τε γαρ περιϲϲοτερον τι καυχηϲομαι περι τηϲ εξουϲιαϲ ημων ηϲ εδωκεν ο κϲ ειϲ οικοδομην κ(αι) ουκ ειϲ καθαιρεϲι ϋμων ουκ αιϲχυθηϲομαι 9ϊνα μη δοξω ωϲ αν εκφοβιν ϋμαϲ δια των επιϲτολων 10οτι αι επιϲτολαι με φηϲιν βαρειαι και ϊϲχυραι η δε παρουϲια του ϲωματοϲ αϲθενηϲ και ο λογοϲ εξουθενημενοϲ
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
6καὶ ἐν ἑτοίμῳ ἔχοντες ἐκδικῆσαι πᾶσαν παρακοήν, ὅταν πληρωθῇ ὑμῶν ἡ ὑπακοή. 7Τὰ κατὰ πρόσωπον βλέπετε; εἴ τις πέποιθεν ἑαυτῷ Χριστοῦ εἶναι, τοῦτο λογιζέσθω πάλιν ἐφ’ ἑαυτοῦ, ὅτι καθὼς αὐτὸς Χριστοῦ, οὕτως καὶ ἡμεῖς. 8ἐάν τε γὰρ περισσότερόν τι καυχήσομαι περὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας ἡμῶν, ἧς ἔδωκεν ὁ κύριος εἰς οἰκοδομὴν καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν ὑμῶν, οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσομαι, 9ἵνα μὴ δόξω ὡς ἂν ἐκφοβεῖν ὑμᾶς διὰ τῶν ἐπιστολῶν· 10ὅτι, αἱ ἐπιστολαὶ μέν, φησίν, βαρεῖαι καὶ ἰσχυραί, ἡ δὲ παρουσία τοῦ σώματος ἀσθενὴς καὶ ὁ λόγος ἐξουθενημένος.
6And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. 7Do 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. 8For 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: 9That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters. 10For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
11τουτο λογιζεϲθω ο τοιουτοϲ οτι οιοι εϲμεν τω λογω δι επιϲτολω αποντεϲ τοιουτοι και παροντεϲ τω εργω 12ου γαρ τολμωμεν εγκριναι η ϲυγκριναι εαυτουϲ τιϲι των εαυτουϲ ϲυνιϲτανοντων αλλα αυτοι εν εαυτοιϲ μετρουντεϲ και ϲυγκρινοντεϲ εαυτουϲ εαυτοιϲ ου ϲυνιϲαϲιν 13ημειϲ δε ουκ ειϲ τα αμετρα καυχηϲομεθα αλλα κατα το μετρον του κανονοϲ ου εμεριϲε ημιν ο θϲ μετρου εφικεϲθαι αχρι και ϋμων 14ου γαρ ωϲ μη εφικνουμενοι ειϲ υμαϲ ϋπερεκτινομεν εαυτουϲ αχρι και ϋμων εφθαϲαμεν εν τω ευαγγελιω του χυ 15ουκ ειϲ τα αμετρα καυχωμενοι εν αλλοτριοιϲ κοποιϲ ελπιδα δε εχοντεϲ αυξανομενηϲ τηϲ πιϲτεωϲ ϋμων εν ϋμιν μεγαλυνθηναι κατα τον κανονα υμων ειϲ περιϲϲιαν
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
11τοῦτο λογιζέσθω ὁ τοιοῦτος, ὅτι οἷοί ἐσμεν τῷ λόγῳ δι’ ἐπιστολῶν ἀπόντες, τοιοῦτοι καὶ παρόντες τῷ ἔργῳ. 12οὐ γὰρ τολμῶμεν ἐνκρῖναι ἢ συνκρῖναι ἑαυτούς τισιν τῶν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστανόντων· ἀλλὰ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἑαυτοὺς μετροῦντες καὶ συνκρίνοντες ἑαυτοὺς ἑαυτοῖς οὐ συνιᾶσιν. 13ἡμεῖς δὲ οὐκ εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα καυχησόμεθα, ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸ μέτρον τοῦ κανόνος οὗ ἐμέρισεν ἡμῖν ὁ θεὸς μέτρου, ἐφικέσθαι ἄχρι καὶ ὑμῶν. 14οὐ γὰρ ὡς μὴ ἐφικνούμενοι εἰς ὑμᾶς ὑπερεκτείνομεν ἑαυτούς, ἄχρι γὰρ καὶ ὑμῶν ἐφθάσαμεν ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ· 15οὐκ εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα καυχώμενοι ἐν ἀλλοτρίοις κόποις, ἐλπίδα δὲ ἔχοντες αὐξανομένης τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν ἐν ὑμῖν μεγαλυνθῆναι κατὰ τὸν κανόνα ἡμῶν εἰς περισσείαν,
11Let 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. 12For 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. 13But 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. 14For 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: 15Not 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,
16ειϲ τα ϋπερεκεινα ϋμων ευαγγελιϲαϲθαι ουκ εν αλλοτριω κανο νι ειϲ τα ετοιμα καυχηϲαϲθαι17ο δε καυχωμενοϲ εν κω καυχαϲθω 18ο γαρ εαυτον ϲυνϊϲτανων εκεινοϲ δοκιμοϲ εϲτιν αλλ ον ο κϲ ϲυνιϲτηϲιν
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
16εἰς τὰ ὑπερέκεινα ὑμῶν εὐαγγελίσασθαι, οὐκ ἐν ἀλλοτρίῳ κανόνι εἰς τὰ ἕτοιμα καυχήσασθαι. 17ὁ δὲ καυχώμενος ἐν κυρίῳ καυχάσθω· 18οὐ γὰρ ὁ ἑαυτὸν συνιστάνων, ἐκεῖνός ἐστιν δόκιμος, ἀλλ’ ὃν ὁ κύριος συνίστησιν.
16To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man’s line of things made ready to our hand. 17But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. 18For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
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- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + Tischendorf 8th edition (bolls.life) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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