Verse List for 2 COR 10:8

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OET (OET-RV) So if I boast too often about our authority (which the master gave us for building you up rather than for tearing you down), I won’t be ashamed of it

OET-LV And For/Because if more _abundantly something I _may _boast concerning the authority of _us, which gave the master for building you and not for tearing _down of _you _all, not I _will _be _being _ashamed,

ULT For even if I might boast somewhat excessively about our authority, which the Lord gave for building up and not for your tearing down, I will not be ashamed,

UST Indeed, I do not disgrace myself when I say many great things about how the Lord Jesus has empowered us to represent him. He did that so that we could encourage and help you to trust God more, not so that we could discourage you from trusting God.

BSB For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building [you] up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.

MSB For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building [you] up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.

BLB For even if I should boast somewhat more abundantly concerning our authority, which the Lord has given us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed,

AICNT For if indeed I should boast somewhat more about our authority, which the Lord gave [[us]][fn] for building up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.

OEB Even if I boast extravagantly about our authority – which the Lord gave us for building up your faith and not for overthrowing it – still I have no reason to be ashamed.

WEBBE & WMBB For even if I boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for casting you down, I will not be ashamed,

NET For if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of doing so.

LSV for even if I will also boast anything more abundantly concerning our authority, that the LORD gave us for building up, and not for casting you down, I will not be ashamed,

FBV Even though I may seem to be boasting a little too much about our authority, I'm not embarrassed about it. The Lord gave this authority to us to build you up, not to knock you down.

TCNT For even if I boast somewhat further about our authority (which the Lord has given [fn]us for building you up and not for tearing you down), I will not be ashamed.

T4T I say that because the authority that the Lord gave me as his apostle is to help you to become mature believers, not to cause you to stop trusting in Christ. So even if I were to boast a little more than I have already done (OR, proudly talk a little more than I have already talked about the authority the Lord gave me as his apostle), no one would be able to make me ashamed by proving that Jesus has not given me that authority.

LEB For even if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us _⌊for building you up and not for tearing you down_⌋[fn], I will not be put to shame,

BBE For though I might take pride in our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for your destruction), it will not be a cause of shame to me:

Moff Even supposing I were to boast somewhat freely of my authority (and the Lord gave it to me for building you up, not for demolishing you), I would feel quite justified.

Wymth If, however, I were to boast more loudly of our Apostolic authority, which the Lord has given us that we may build you up, not pull you down, I should have no reason to feel ashamed.

ASV For though I should glory somewhat abundantly concerning our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down), I shall not be put to shame:

DRA For if also I should boast somewhat more of our power, which the Lord hath given us unto edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed.

YLT for even if also anything more abundantly I shall boast concerning our authority, that the Lord gave us for building up, and not for casting you down, I shall not be ashamed;

Drby 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;

RV For though I should glory somewhat abundantly concerning our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down), I shall not be put to shame:

SLT For if I also boast something more abundantly of our power, which the Lord gave us for the building up, and not for your taking down, I shall not be ashamed:

Wbstr For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:

KJB-1769 For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:
(For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath/has given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:)

KJB-1611 For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority (which the Lord hath giuen vs for edification, and not for your destruction) I should not be ashamed:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps For though I shoulde boast my selfe somwhat more of our auctoritie, which the Lorde hath geuen to vs for edification, and not for your destruction, it shal not be to my shame:
(For though I should boast myself somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath/has given to us for edification, and not for your destruction, it shall not be to my shame:)

Gnva For though I shoulde boast somewhat more of our authoritie, which the Lord hath giuen vs for edification, and not for your destruction, I should haue no shame.
(For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath/has given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should have no shame.)

Cvdl And though I shulde boast my selfe somwhat more of oure auctorite which ye LORDE hath geue vs to edifye and not to destroye, it shulde not be to my shame.
(And though I should boast myself somewhat more of our authority which ye/you_all LORD hath/has give us to edifye and not to destroy, it should not be to my shame.)

TNT And though I shuld bost my silfe somewhat moare of oure auctorite which the lorde hath geven vs to edifie and not to destroye you it shulde not be to my shame.
(And though I should bost myself somewhat more of our authority which the lord hath/has given us to edifie and not to destroy you it should not be to my shame.)

Wycl for as he is Cristis, so also we. For if Y schal glorie ony thing more of oure power, which the Lord yaf to vs in to edifiyng, and not in to youre distruccioun, Y schal not be schamed.
(for as he is Christs, so also we. For if I shall glory any thing more of our power, which the Lord gave to us in to edifiing, and not in to your(pl) distruccioun, I shall not be shamed.)

Luth Und so ich auch etwas weiter, mich rühmete von unserer Gewalt, welche uns der HErr gegeben hat, euch zu bessern und nicht zu verderben, wollte ich nicht zuschanden werden.
(And so I also something further, me praised from ours violence, which us/to_us/ourselves the/of_the LORD given has, you to/for improve/reform and not to/for spoil/corrupt, wanted I not to_shame become.)

ClVg Nam etsi amplius aliquid gloriatus fuero de potestate nostra, quam dedit nobis Dominus in ædificationem, et non in destructionem vestram, non erubescam.[fn]
(For/Surely even_though more something boastful I_will_be from/about power our, how he_gave us Master in/into/on building, and not/no in/into/on destruction your, not/no erubescam.)

SR-GNT Ἐάν τε γὰρ περισσότερόν τι καυχήσωμαι περὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας ἡμῶν, ἧς ἔδωκεν ὁ ˚Κύριος εἰς οἰκοδομὴν καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν ὑμῶν, οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσομαι, ‡

UGNT ἐάν τε γὰρ περισσότερόν τι καυχήσωμαι περὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας ἡμῶν, ἧς ἔδωκεν ὁ Κύριος εἰς οἰκοδομὴν καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν ὑμῶν, οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσομαι,

SBL-GNT ἐάν ⸀τε ⸀γὰρ περισσότερόν τι καυχήσωμαι περὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας ἡμῶν, ἧς ἔδωκεν ὁ ⸀κύριος εἰς οἰκοδομὴν καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν ὑμῶν, οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσομαι,

RP-GNT Ἐάν τε γὰρ καὶ περισσότερόν τι καυχήσωμαι περὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας ἡμῶν - ἧς ἔδωκεν ὁ κύριος ἡμῖν εἰς οἰκοδομήν, καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν ὑμῶν - οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσομαι·

TC-GNT ἐάν τε γὰρ [fn]καὶ περισσότερόν τι καυχήσωμαι περὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας ἡμῶν—ἧς ἔδωκεν ὁ Κύριος [fn]ἡμῖν εἰς οἰκοδομήν, καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν ὑμῶν—οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσομαι·

Verse List for 2 COR 10:8

Verse List for 2 COR 10:8