1. But I myself, Paul, entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ, who, as to appearance, when present am mean among you, but absent am bold towards you;
2. 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.
3. For walking in flesh, we do not war according to flesh.
4. For the arms of our warfare are not fleshly, but powerful according to God to the overthrow of strongholds;
5. overthrowing reasonings and every high thing that lifts itself up against the knowledge of God, and leading captive every thought into the obedience of the Christ;
6. and having in readiness to avenge all disobedience when your obedience shall have been fulfilled.
7. Do ye look at what concerns appearance? If any one has confidence in himself that he is of Christ, let him think this again in himself, that even as he is of Christ, so also are we.
8. For and if I should boast even somewhat more abundantly of our authority, which the Lord has given to us for building up and not for your overthrowing, I shall not be put to shame;