¹Ipse autem ego Paulus obsecro vos per mansuetudinem et modestiam Christi, qui in facie quidem humilis sum inter vos, absens autem confido in vos.But I myself, Paul, am begging you, through the meekness and modesty of Christ. I am certainly, by appearances, lowly among you, yet I have confidence in you, even while I am absent.

¹Ipse autem ego Paulus obsecro vos per mansuetudinem et modestiam Christi, qui in facie quidem humilis sum inter vos, absens autem confido in vos.But I myself, Paul, am begging you, through the meekness and modesty of Christ. I am certainly, by appearances, lowly among you, yet I have confidence in you, even while I am absent.

²Rogo autem vos ne præsens audeam per eam confidentiam,So I am petitioning you, lest I be bold, when present,qua existimor audere in quosdam, qui arbitrantur nos tamquam secundum carnem ambulemus.with that bold confidence that I am considered to have by certain ones who judge us as if we were walking according to the flesh.

²Rogo autem vos ne præsens audeam per eam confidentiam,So I am petitioning you, lest I be bold, when present,qua existimor audere in quosdam, qui arbitrantur nos tamquam secundum carnem ambulemus.with that bold confidence that I am considered to have by certain ones who judge us as if we were walking according to the flesh.

³In carne enim ambulantes,For though we walk in the flesh,non secundum carnem militamus.we do not battle according to the flesh.

³In carne enim ambulantes,For though we walk in the flesh,non secundum carnem militamus.we do not battle according to the flesh.

⁴Nam arma militiæ nostræ non carnalia sunt,For the weapons of our battles are not carnal,sed potentia Deo ad destructionem munitionum,yet still they are powerful with God, unto the destruction of fortifications:consilia destruentes,tearing down every counsel

⁴Nam arma militiæ nostræ non carnalia sunt,For the weapons of our battles are not carnal,sed potentia Deo ad destructionem munitionum,yet still they are powerful with God, unto the destruction of fortifications:consilia destruentes,tearing down every counsel

⁵et omnem altitudinem extollentem se adversus scientiam Dei,and height that extols itself contrary to the wisdom of God,et in captivitatem redigentes omnem intellectum in obsequium Christi,and leading every intellect into the captivity of obedience to Christ,

⁵et omnem altitudinem extollentem se adversus scientiam Dei,and height that extols itself contrary to the wisdom of God,et in captivitatem redigentes omnem intellectum in obsequium Christi,and leading every intellect into the captivity of obedience to Christ,

⁶et in promptu habentes ulcisci omnem inobedientiam,and standing ready to repudiate every disobedience,cum impleta fuerit vestra obedientia.when your own obedience has been fulfilled.

⁶et in promptu habentes ulcisci omnem inobedientiam,and standing ready to repudiate every disobedience,cum impleta fuerit vestra obedientia.when your own obedience has been fulfilled.

⁷Quæ secundum faciem sunt, videte.Consider the things that are in accord with appearances.Si quis confidit sibi Christi se esse,If anyone trusts that by these things he belongs to Christ,hoc cogitet iterum apud se:let him reconsider this within himself.quia sicut ipse Christi est,For just as he belongs to Christ,ita et nos.so also do we.

⁷Quæ secundum faciem sunt, videte.Consider the things that are in accord with appearances.Si quis confidit sibi Christi se esse,If anyone trusts that by these things he belongs to Christ,hoc cogitet iterum apud se:let him reconsider this within himself.quia sicut ipse Christi est,For just as he belongs to Christ,ita et nos.so also do we.

⁸Nam etsi amplius aliquid gloriatus fuero de potestate nostra,And if I were even to glory somewhat more about our authority,quam dedit nobis Dominus in ædificationem,which the Lord has given to us for your edification,et non in destructionem vestram,and not for your destruction,non erubescam.I should not be ashamed.

⁸Nam etsi amplius aliquid gloriatus fuero de potestate nostra,And if I were even to glory somewhat more about our authority,quam dedit nobis Dominus in ædificationem,which the Lord has given to us for your edification,et non in destructionem vestram,and not for your destruction,non erubescam.I should not be ashamed.

⁹Ut autem non existimer tamquam terrere vos per epistolas:But let it not be said that I am scaring you by means of epistles.

⁹Ut autem non existimer tamquam terrere vos per epistolas:But let it not be said that I am scaring you by means of epistles.

¹⁰quoniam quidem epistolæ,For they say:inquiunt,“His epistles,graves suntindeed,et fortes:are weighty and strong.præsentia autem corporis infirma,But his bodily presence is weak,et sermo contemptibilis:and his speech is contemptible.”

¹⁰quoniam quidem epistolæ,For they say:inquiunt,“His epistles,graves suntindeed,et fortes:are weighty and strong.præsentia autem corporis infirma,But his bodily presence is weak,et sermo contemptibilis:and his speech is contemptible.”

¹¹hoc cogitet qui ejusmodi est,Let someone like this realize that whatever we are in word through epistles,quia quales sumus verbo per epistolas absentes,while absent:taleswe are much the same in deed,et præsentes in facto.while present.

¹¹hoc cogitet qui ejusmodi est,Let someone like this realize that whatever we are in word through epistles,quia quales sumus verbo per epistolas absentes,while absent:taleswe are much the same in deed,et præsentes in facto.while present.

¹²Non enim audemus inserere, aut comparare nos quibusdam, qui seipsos commendant:For we would not dare to interpose or compare ourselves with certain ones who commend themselves.sed ipsi in nobis nosmetipsos metientes,But we measure ourselves by ourselves,et comparantes nosmetipsos nobis.and we compare ourselves with ourselves.

¹²Non enim audemus inserere, aut comparare nos quibusdam, qui seipsos commendant:For we would not dare to interpose or compare ourselves with certain ones who commend themselves.sed ipsi in nobis nosmetipsos metientes,But we measure ourselves by ourselves,et comparantes nosmetipsos nobis.and we compare ourselves with ourselves.

¹³Nos autem non in immensum gloriabimur,Thus,sed secundum mensuram regulæ,we will not glory beyond our measure,qua mensus est nobis Deus,but rather according to the measure of the limit which God has measured out to us,mensuram pertingendi usque ad vos.a measure which extends even to you.

¹³Nos autem non in immensum gloriabimur,Thus,sed secundum mensuram regulæ,we will not glory beyond our measure,qua mensus est nobis Deus,but rather according to the measure of the limit which God has measured out to us,mensuram pertingendi usque ad vos.a measure which extends even to you.

¹⁴Non enim quasi non pertingentes ad vos,For we are not overextending ourselves,superextendimus nos:as if we are not able to reach as far as you are able.usque ad vos enim pervenimus in Evangelio Christi.For we have gone even as far as you have in the Gospel of Christ.

¹⁴Non enim quasi non pertingentes ad vos,For we are not overextending ourselves,superextendimus nos:as if we are not able to reach as far as you are able.usque ad vos enim pervenimus in Evangelio Christi.For we have gone even as far as you have in the Gospel of Christ.

¹⁵Non in immensum gloriantes in alienis laboribus:We are not glorying immeasurably over the labors of others.spem autem habentes crescentis fidei vestræ,Instead, we hold on to the hope of your growing faith,in vobis magnificari secundum regulam nostram in abundantiam,so as to be magnified in you, according to our own limits, but in abundance,

¹⁵Non in immensum gloriantes in alienis laboribus:We are not glorying immeasurably over the labors of others.spem autem habentes crescentis fidei vestræ,Instead, we hold on to the hope of your growing faith,in vobis magnificari secundum regulam nostram in abundantiam,so as to be magnified in you, according to our own limits, but in abundance,

¹⁶etiam in illa, quæ ultra vos sunt,and even so as to evangelize in those places that are beyond you,evangelizare, non in aliena regula in iis quæ præparata sunt gloriari.not in order to glory in the measure of others, but rather in those things which have already been prepared.

¹⁶etiam in illa, quæ ultra vos sunt,and even so as to evangelize in those places that are beyond you,evangelizare, non in aliena regula in iis quæ præparata sunt gloriari.not in order to glory in the measure of others, but rather in those things which have already been prepared.

¹⁷Qui autem gloriatur,But whoever glories,in Domino glorietur.let him glory in the Lord.

¹⁷Qui autem gloriatur,But whoever glories,in Domino glorietur.let him glory in the Lord.

¹⁸Non enim qui seipsum commendat, ille probatus est:For it is not he who commends himself who is approved,sed quem Deus commendat.but rather he whom God commends.

¹⁸Non enim qui seipsum commendat, ille probatus est:For it is not he who commends himself who is approved,sed quem Deus commendat.but rather he whom God commends.