2COR 10:18 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, red:negative.
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ULT For that one commending himself is not approved, but whom the Lord commends.

UST Everyone should do that because the Lord Jesus recommends those whom he says are trustworthy, not those who say that about themselves.

BSB For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

BLB For the one commending himself, this one is not approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

AICNT for it is not the one who commends oneself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

OEB For it is not those who commend themselves that stand the test, but those who are commended by the Lord.

WEBBE For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For it is not the person who commends himself who is approved, but the person the Lord commends.

LSV for he who is commending himself is not approved, but he whom the LORD commends.

FBV It's not those who praise themselves that are respected, but those that the Lord praises.

TCNT For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

T4T You can realize, then, that it is not those who ◄praise themselves/tell you what great things they have done►, as my opponents do, whom you should accept as apostles. Instead, you should accept as true apostles only those whom the Lord commends.

LEB For it is not the one commending himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

BBE For the Lord's approval of a man is not dependent on his opinion of himself, but on the Lord's opinion of him.

Moff No Moff 2COR book available

Wymth For it is not the man that commends himself who is really approved, but he whom the Lord commends.
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ASV For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

DRA For not he who commendeth himself, is approved, but he, whom God commendeth.

YLT for not he who is commending himself is approved, but he whom the Lord doth commend.

Drby For not he that commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

RV For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

Wbstr For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

KJB-1769 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

KJB-1611 For, not he that commendeth himselfe is approued, but whom the Lord commendeth.
(For, not he that commendeth himself is approued, but whom the Lord commendeth.)

Bshps For he that prayseth hymselfe, is not alowed, but whom the Lorde prayseth.
(For he that prayseth hymselfe, is not alowed, but whom the Lord prayseth.)

Gnva For hee that praiseth himselfe, is not alowed, but he whome the Lord praiseth.
(For he that praiseth himself, is not alowed, but he whom the Lord praiseth. )

Cvdl for he yt prayseth him selfe, is not alowed, but he who ye LORDE prayseth.
(for he it prayseth himself, is not alowed, but he who ye/you_all LORD prayseth.)

TNT For he that prayseth him silfe is not alowed: but he whom the lorde prayseth.
(For he that prayseth him self is not alowed: but he whom the lord prayseth. )

Wycl For not he that comendith hym silf is preuyd, but whom God comendith.
(For not he that comendith himself is preuyd, but whom God comendith.)

Luth Denn darum ist einer nicht tüchtig, daß er sich selbst lobet, sondern daß ihn der HErr lobet.
(Because therefore is einer not tüchtig, that he itself/yourself/themselves himself/itself lobet, rather that him/it the/of_the LORD lobet.)

ClVg Non enim qui seipsum commendat, ille probatus est: sed quem Deus commendat.[fn]
(Non because who seipsum commendat, ille probatus it_is: but which God commendat. )

10.18 Sed quem Deus. Illum Deus commendat et probatus est, quem dignum habet, ac mittit ut prædicet donum ejus: quem non mittit, non commendat, quia non missus prædicat.

10.18 But which God. Illum God commendat and probatus it_is, which dignum habet, ac mittit as prædicet donum his: which not/no mittit, not/no commendat, because not/no missus prælet_him_say.

UGNT οὐ γὰρ ὁ ἑαυτὸν συνιστάνων, ἐκεῖνός ἐστιν δόκιμος, ἀλλὰ ὃν ὁ Κύριος συνίστησιν.
(ou gar ho heauton sunistanōn, ekeinos estin dokimos, alla hon ho Kurios sunistaʸsin.)

SBL-GNT οὐ γὰρ ὁ ἑαυτὸν ⸀συνιστάνων, ἐκεῖνός ἐστιν δόκιμος, ἀλλὰ ὃν ὁ κύριος συνίστησιν.
(ou gar ho heauton ⸀sunistanōn, ekeinos estin dokimos, alla hon ho kurios sunistaʸsin.)

TC-GNT Οὐ γὰρ ὁ ἑαυτὸν [fn]συνιστῶν, ἐκεῖνός ἐστι δόκιμος, [fn]ἀλλ᾽ ὃν ὁ Κύριος συνίστησιν.
(Ou gar ho heauton sunistōn, ekeinos esti dokimos, all hon ho Kurios sunistaʸsin. )

10:18 συνιστων ¦ συνιστανων CT

10:18 αλλ ¦ αλλα NA²⁷ SBL WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

for

Here, the word For introduces a further explanation of what Paul said in the previous verse (10:17) about how people should boast. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces further explanation. Alternate translation: [As you can see,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

οὐ & ὁ ἑαυτὸν συνιστάνων, ἐκεῖνός ἐστιν δόκιμος, ἀλλὰ ὃν ὁ Κύριος συνίστησιν

not & the_‹one› himself commending that_‹one› is approved but whom the Lord /is/_commending

If your language would not naturally put the negative statement before the positive statement, you could reverse the two clauses here. Alternate translation: [that one whom the Lord commends is approved, not the one commending himself]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

οὐ & ὁ ἑαυτὸν συνιστάνων, ἐκεῖνός ἐστιν δόκιμος

not & the_‹one› himself commending that_‹one› is approved

Although the term himself is masculine, Paul is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [that one commending himself or herself] or [those commending themselves are not approved]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οὐ & ὁ ἑαυτὸν συνιστάνων, ἐκεῖνός ἐστιν δόκιμος

not & the_‹one› himself commending that_‹one› is approved

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, it is clear from the context that it is the Lord. Alternate translation: [the Lord does not approve that one commending himself] or [that one commending himself does not receive approval]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ὃν ὁ Κύριος συνίστησιν

whom the Lord /is/_commending

Paul is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [the one whom the Lord commends is approved]

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