Verse List for 2 COR 10:12

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OET (OET-RV) We don’t dare to classify ourselves or compare with some of those who commend themselves, but they measure and compare themselves with each other—not understanding what they’re doing.

OET-LV For/Because not we _are _daring to _classify or to _compare ourselves, with _some of _the ones themselves commending, but they among themselves, themselves measuring and comparing themselves with _themselves, not are _understanding.

ULT For we do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of the ones commending themselves. But these—measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves with themselves—do not understand.

UST We are too humble to say that we are as good as people you know who say that they are trustworthy. Those people are foolish. When they say that they are great, they are looking only at themselves.

BSB & MSB We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves [with] some who commend themselves. [When] they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.

BLB For we dare not to classify or to compare ourselves with some commending themselves. But these, measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves with themselves, do not understand.

AICNT For we do not dare to classify {or compare ourselves}[fn] with some of those who commend themselves, [[putting themselves to death,]][fn] [but they, measuring themselves][fn] by themselves and comparing themselves with themselves, do not understand.

OEB We have not indeed the audacity to class or compare ourselves with some of those who indulge in self-commendation! But, when such persons measure themselves by themselves, and compare themselves with themselves, they show a want of wisdom.

WEBBE & WMBB For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

NET For we would not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who recommend themselves. But when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are without understanding.

LSV For we do not make bold to rank or to compare ourselves with certain of those commending themselves, but they, measuring themselves among themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise,

FBV We're not so arrogant to compare ourselves with those who think so much of themselves. Those who measure themselves by themselves, and compare themselves with themselves, are really foolish!

TCNT For we do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves with one another and compare themselves to one another, they do not show good sense.

T4T Those who oppose me tell others how good they are. If they really were superior to me [IRO], I would not be so bold as to say that I was equal to them, or to compare myself with them. But they are not superior to me. They make up their own standards about what God’s servants should be like, and then they look at their own conduct and decide whether or not they meet those standards. By doing that, they show that they are foolish.

LEB For we do not dare to classify or to compare ourselves with some who commend themselves, but they themselves, when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, do not understand.

BBE For we will not make comparison of ourselves with some of those who say good things about themselves: but these, measuring themselves by themselves, and making comparison of themselves with themselves, are not wise.

Moff I do not venture to class myself or to compare myself with certain exalted individuals! They belong to the class of self-praisers; while I limit myself to my own sphere, I compare myself with my own standard,

Wymth For we have not the `courage' to rank ourselves among, or compare ourselves with, certain persons distinguished by their self-commendation. Yet they are not wise, measuring themselves, as they do, by one another and comparing themselves with one another.

ASV For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

DRA For we dare not match, or compare ourselves with some, that commend themselves; but we measure ourselves by ourselves, and compare ourselves with ourselves.

YLT For we do not make bold to rank or to compare ourselves with certain of those commending themselves, but they, among themselves measuring themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise,

Drby For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves; but these, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not intelligent.

RV For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.
(For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commond themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.)

SLT For we dare not appear or join ourselves to certain of them recommending themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and joining themselves to themselves, do not understand.

Wbstr For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

KJB-1769 For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
(For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commond themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.)

KJB-1611 For we dare not make our selues of the number, or compare our selues with some that commend themselues: but they measuring themselues by themselues, and comparing themselues amongst themselues, [fn]are not wise.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps For we dare not make our selues of the number of them, or to compare our selues to them which praise themselues. Neuerthelesse, whyle they measure them selues, with them selues, and compare them selues with them selues, they vnderstande not.
(For we dare not make ourselves of the number of them, or to compare ourselves to them which praise themselves. Nevertheless, while they measure themselves, with themselves, and compare themselves with themselves, they understand not.)

Gnva For wee dare not make our selues of the nomber, or to compare our selues to them, which praise themselues: but they vnderstand not that they measure themselues with themselues, and compare themselues with themselues.
(For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or to compare ourselves to them, which praise themselves: but they understand not that they measure themselves with themselves, and compare themselves with themselves.)

Cvdl For we darre not reken or compare oure selues, vnto some that prayse them selues: Neuertheles whyle they measure them selues by them selues, and holde onely of them selues, they vnderstonde nothinge.
(For we darre not reken or compare ourselves, unto some that praise themselves: Nevertheless while they measure themselves by themselves, and hold only of themselves, they understand nothing.)

TNT For we cannot fynde in oure hertes to make oure selves of the nombre of them or to compare oure selves to them which laude the selves neuerthelesse whill they measure the selves with them selves and compare the selves with the selves they vnderstode nought.
(For we cannot find in our hearts to make our selves of the number of them or to compare our selves to them which laud/praise the selves nevertheless while they measure the selves with themselves and compare the selves with the selves they understood naught/nothing.)

Wycl For we doren not putte vs among, or comparisoune vs to summen, that comenden hem silf; but we mesuren vs in vs silf, and comparisounen vs silf to vs.
(For we doorn not put us among, or comparisone us to summen, that comingden himself; but we measuren us in us self, and comparisonen us self to us.)

Luth Denn wir dürfen uns nicht unter die rechnen oder zählen, so sich selbst loben; aber dieweil sie sich bei sich selbst messen und halten allein von sich selbst, verstehen sie nichts.
(Because we/us may us/to_us/ourselves not under the calculate/estimate or to_count, so itself/yourself/themselves himself/itself praise; but meanwhile they/she/them itself/yourself/themselves at/in itself/yourself/themselves himself/itself measure and hold/keep alone/only from itself/yourself/themselves himself/itself, understand they/she/them nothing.)

ClVg Non enim audemus inserere, aut comparare nos quibusdam, qui seipsos commendant: sed ipsi in nobis nosmetipsos metientes, et comparantes nosmetipsos nobis.[fn]
(Not/No because audemus inserere, or comparare us to_some, who/which themselves commendant: but themselves in/into/on us nosmetipsos metientes, and comparantes nosmetipsos us.)

SR-GNT Οὐ γὰρ τολμῶμεν ἐγκρῖναι ἢ συγκρῖναι ἑαυτούς, τισιν τῶν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστανόντων· ἀλλὰ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, ἑαυτοὺς μετροῦντες καὶ συγκρίνοντες ἑαυτοὺς ἑαυτοῖς, οὐ συνιᾶσιν. ‡

UGNT οὐ γὰρ τολμῶμεν ἐνκρῖναι ἢ συνκρῖναι ἑαυτούς, τισιν τῶν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστανόντων; ἀλλὰ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, ἑαυτοὺς μετροῦντες καὶ συνκρίνοντες ἑαυτοὺς ἑαυτοῖς, οὐ συνιᾶσιν.

SBL-GNT Οὐ γὰρ τολμῶμεν ἐγκρῖναι ἢ συγκρῖναι ἑαυτούς τισιν τῶν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστανόντων· ἀλλὰ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἑαυτοὺς μετροῦντες καὶ συγκρίνοντες ἑαυτοὺς ἑαυτοῖς οὐ συνιᾶσιν.

RP-GNT Οὐ γὰρ τολμῶμεν ἐγκρῖναι ἢ συγκρῖναι ἑαυτούς τισιν τῶν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστανόντων· ἀλλὰ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἑαυτοὺς μετροῦντες, καὶ συγκρίνοντες ἑαυτοὺς ἑαυτοῖς, οὐ συνιοῦσιν.

TC-GNT Οὐ γὰρ τολμῶμεν [fn]ἐγκρῖναι ἢ [fn]συγκρῖναι ἑαυτούς τισι τῶν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστανόντων· [fn]ἀλλὰ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἑαυτοὺς μετροῦντες, καὶ [fn]συγκρίνοντες ἑαυτοὺς ἑαυτοῖς, οὐ [fn]συνίουσιν.

Verse List for 2 COR 10:12

Verse List for 2 COR 10:12