Talált 23719 Eredmények: Re
Human indeed we are, but it is in no human strength that we fight our battles. (2 Corinthians 10, 3)
The weapons we fight with are not human weapons; they are divinely powerful, ready to pull down strongholds. Yes, we can pull down the conceits of men, (2 Corinthians 10, 4)
every barrier of pride which sets itself up against the true knowledge of God; we make every mind surrender to Christ’s service, (2 Corinthians 10, 5)
and are prepared to punish rebellion from any quarter, once your own submission is complete.✻ (2 Corinthians 10, 6)
Wait and see what happens when we meet.✻ There may be someone who takes credit to himself for being the champion of Christ; if so, let him reflect further that we belong to Christ’s cause no less than himself; (2 Corinthians 10, 7)
His letters, some people say, are powerful and carry weight, but his presence in person lacks dignity, he is but a poor orator. (2 Corinthians 10, 10)
I warn those who speak thus that, when we visit you, our actions will not belie the impression which our letters make when we are at a distance. (2 Corinthians 10, 11)
It is not for us to intrude, or challenge comparison with others who claim credit for themselves; we are content to go by our own measure, to compare ourselves with our own standard of achievement.✻ (2 Corinthians 10, 12)
Yes, we may boast, but our boasting will not be disproportionate; it will be in proportion to the province which God has assigned to us, one which reaches as far as you. (2 Corinthians 10, 13)
Nobody can say that we are encroaching, that you lie beyond our orbit; our journeys in preaching Christ’s gospel took us all the way to you.✻ (2 Corinthians 10, 14)
Ours, then, is no disproportionate boasting, founded on other men’s labours; on the contrary, as your faith bears increase, we hope to attain still further vantage-points through you, without going beyond our province, (2 Corinthians 10, 15)
and preach the gospel further afield, without boasting of ready-made conquests in a province that belongs to another. (2 Corinthians 10, 16)
