Verse List for 2 COR 10:10

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OET (OET-RV) Some are saying, “His letters are heavy and strongly-worded, but when he’s actually here, he’s weak and his words get mocked.”

OET-LV Because:
His letters indeed, he _is _saying:
heavy and strong are, but the presence of _his body is weak, and his speech having _been _scorned.

ULT For, someone says, “Indeed, his letters, are weighty and forceful, but his bodily presence, is weak, and his speech is despised.”

UST I write that because some people say about me, “He sends severe and powerful letters to us, but he is feeble and speaks very poorly when he is with us.”

BSB For [some] say, “[His] letters [are] weighty and forceful, but his physical presence [is] unimpressive, and [his] speaking [is] of no account.”

MSB For [some] say, “[His] letters [are] weighty and forceful, but his physical presence [is] unimpressive, and [his] speaking [is] of no account.”

BLB For they say, "The letters indeed are weighty and strong, but the presence of the body is weak, and the speech having been ignored."

AICNT Because as he says, “The letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is of no account.”

OEB For people say ‘His letters are impressive and vigorous, but his personal appearance is insignificant and his speaking contemptible.’

WEBBE & WMBB For, “His letters”, they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised.”

NET because some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak and his speech is of no account.”

LSV “because the letters indeed,” says one, “[are] weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.”

FBV People say, “His letters are tough and severe, but in person he's feeble, and he's a useless speaker.”

TCNT For, “His letters,” they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech amounts to nothing.”

T4T I say that because some people are saying, “When Paul writes letters, he says severe things in order to make you obey him, but when he is here with you, people look at him and say he is weak, and he certainly is not a skillful speaker.”

LEB because it is said, “His letters are severe and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak and his speech is of no account.”

BBE For his letters, they say, have weight and are strong; but in body he is feeble, and his way of talking has little force.

Moff My opponent says, "Paul's letters are weighty and telling, but his personality is weak and his delivery is beneath contempt."

Wymth For they say "His letters are authoritative and forcible, but his personal presence is unimpressive, and as for eloquence, he has none."

ASV For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.

DRA (For his epistles indeed, say they, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible,)

YLT 'because the letters indeed — saith one — [are] weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.'

Drby because his letters, he says, [are] weighty and strong, but his presence in the body weak, and his speech naught.

RV For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.

SLT (For truly the epistles, he says, weighty and strong; but the presence of the body weak, and the word counted as nothing.)

Wbstr For his letters (say they) are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

KJB-1769 For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

KJB-1611 For his letters (say they) are waighty and powerfull, but his bodily presence is weake, and his speach contemptible.
(For his letters (say they) are weighty and powerfull, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.)

Bshps For the letters sayth he, are sore and strong: but his bodyly presence is weake, and his speache rude.
(For the letters saith/says he, are sore and strong: but his bodyly presence is weak, and his speech rude.)

Gnva For the letters, sayeth hee, are sore and strong, but his bodily presence is weake, and his speache is of no value.
(For the letters, saith/says he, are sore and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is of no value.)

Cvdl For the pistles (saye they) are sore and stronge, but his bodely presence is weake, and his speache rude.
(For the pistles (say they) are sore and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech rude.)

TNT For the pistles (sayth he) are sore and stronge: but his bodyly presence is weake and his speache rude.
(For the pistles (sayth he) are sore and stronge: but his bodyly presence is weak and his speech rude.)

Wycl for thei seien, That epistlis ben greuouse and stronge, but the presence of the bodi is feble, and the word worthi to be dispisid.
(for they said, That epistles/letters been greuouse and strong, but the presence of the body is feeble, and the word worthy to be despised.)

Luth Denn die Briefe (sprechen, sie) sind schwer und stark; aber die Gegenwärtigkeit des Leibes ist schwach und die Rede verächtlich.
(Because the letters (sprechen, they/she/them) are difficult/heavy and stark; but the Gegenwärtigkeit the body is weak and the speech contemptible.)

ClVg quoniam quidem epistolæ, inquiunt, graves sunt et fortes: præsentia autem corporis infirma, et sermo contemptibilis:
(since/because indeed letters, inquiunt, graves are and strong: presence however body weak, and speech contemptibilis:)

SR-GNT Ὅτι, “Αἱ ἐπιστολαὶ μέν”, φησίν, “βαρεῖαι καὶ ἰσχυραί, ἡ δὲ παρουσία τοῦ σώματος ἀσθενὴς, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἐξουθενημένος.” ‡

UGNT ὅτι, αἱ ἐπιστολαὶ μέν, φησίν, βαρεῖαι καὶ ἰσχυραί, ἡ δὲ παρουσία τοῦ σώματος ἀσθενὴς, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἐξουθενημένος.

SBL-GNT ὅτι Αἱ ⸂ἐπιστολαὶ μέν⸃, φησίν, βαρεῖαι καὶ ἰσχυραί, ἡ δὲ παρουσία τοῦ σώματος ἀσθενὴς καὶ ὁ λόγος ἐξουθενημένος.

RP-GNT Ὅτι, Αἱ μὲν ἐπιστολαί, φησίν, βαρεῖαι καὶ ἰσχυραί· ἡ δὲ παρουσία τοῦ σώματος ἀσθενής, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἐξουθενημένος.

TC-GNT ὅτι, Αἱ [fn]μὲν ἐπιστολαί, φησί, βαρεῖαι καὶ ἰσχυραί· ἡ δὲ παρουσία τοῦ σώματος ἀσθενής, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἐξουθενημένος.

Verse List for 2 COR 10:10

Verse List for 2 COR 10:10