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2 Corinthians 10:2

1 Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.

I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.

3 For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.

4 The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

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BSB
I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.
KJV
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.
WEB
Yes, 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.
ASV
yea, I beseech you, that I may not when present show courage with the confidence wherewith I count to be bold against some, who count of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
DARBY
but I beseech that present I may not be bold with the confidence with which I think to be daring towards some who think of us as walking according to flesh.
BLB
Now I implore [you] that being present, [I need] not to be bold with the confidence with which I reckon to be daring toward some reckoning us as walking according to the flesh.
ÅB
men jeg ber om at når jeg nå kommer, må jeg slippe for å være djerv med den frimodighet hvormed jeg akter å gå dristig fram mot somme folk som akter oss for slike som vandrer på kjødelig vis.
OTB
Jeg håper at når jeg er hos dere, vil jeg ikke trenge å være så modig som jeg planlegger å være mot noen som tror vi lever etter denne verdens standarder.
B1930
men jeg ber om at når jeg nu kommer, må jeg slippe for å være djerv med den frimodighet hvormed jeg akter å gå dristig frem mot somme folk som akter oss for slike som vandrer på kjødelig vis.

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