2COR 13:10 Parallel Verse View

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ULT Because of this, I write these things being absent so that, being present, I would not treat you harshly according to the authority which the Lord gave to me for building up and not for tearing down.

UST It is because I want you to trust and obey God completely that I am writing to you about these things while I am apart from you. Then when I come to you, I will not have to discipline you severely. The Lord has empowered me to represent him, but he did that so that I could encourage and help you to trust God more, not so that I could discourage you from trusting God.

BSB § This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.

BLB Therefore I write these things being absent, so that being present I should not treat you with severity according to the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.

AICNT For this reason, I write these things while absent, so that when present, I may not use severity according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.

OEB This is my reason for writing as I am now doing, while I am away from you, so that, when I am with you, I may not act harshly in the exercise of the authority which the Lord gave me – and gave me for building up and not for pulling down.

WEBBE For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not deal sharply when present, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive I may not have to deal harshly with you by using my authority – the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!

LSV Because of this, these things—being absent—I write, that being present, I may not treat [any] sharply, according to the authority that the LORD gave me for building up, and not for casting down.

FBV That is why I write about this while I'm not with you, so that when I am with you I won't have to treat you harshly by imposing my authority. The Lord gave me authority for building up, not for tearing down.

TCNT The reason I am writing these things to you while I am absent is so that, when I am present, I will not need to be harsh in my use of authority, which the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.

T4T That is why I am writing these things while I am still away from you. What I want is that when I visit you, you will already be conducting your lives as God wants you to, and so I will not have to discipline you severely, as the Lord Jesus Christ gave me the authority to do. The authority that I have from the Lord is to help you to become spiritually mature believers, not to cause you to stop trusting in him.

LEB Because of this, I am writing these things although I[fn] am absent, in order that when I[fn] am present I may not have to act severely according to the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.
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13:10 *Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“am absent”) which is understood as concessive

13:10 *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“am present”) which is understood as temporal

BBE For this cause I am writing these things while I am away, so that there may be need for me, when I am present, to make use of sharp measures, by the authority which the Lord has given me for building up and not for destruction.

Moff No Moff 2COR book available

Wymth For this reason I write thus while absent, that when present I may not have to act severely in the exercise of the authority which the Lord has given me for building up, and not for pulling down.

ASV For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not when present deal sharply, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for casting down.

DRA Therefore I write these things, being absent, that, being present, I may not deal more severely, according to the power which the Lord hath given me unto edification, and not unto destruction.

YLT because of this, these things — being absent — I write, that being present, I may not treat [any] sharply, according to the authority that the Lord did give me for building up, and not for casting down.

Drby On this account I write these things being absent, that being present I may not use severity according to the authority which the Lord has given me for building up, and not for overthrowing.

RV For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not when present deal sharply, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for casting down.

Wbstr Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.

KJB-1769 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
(Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath/has given me to edification, and not to destruction. )

KJB-1611 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should vse sharpnesse, according to the power which the Lord hath giuen me to edification, and not to destruction.
(Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpnesse, according to the power which the Lord hath/has given me to edification, and not to destruction.)

Bshps Therfore write I these thynges beyng absent, lest when I am present, I should vse sharpenesse, accordyng to the power which the Lorde hath geuen me to edification, and not to destruction.
(Therefore write I these things being absent, lest when I am present, I should use sharpenesse, accordyng to the power which the Lord hath/has given me to edification, and not to destruction.)

Gnva Therefore write I these thinges being absent, least when I am present, I should vse sharpenesse, according to the power which the Lord hath giuen mee, to edification, and not to destruction.
(Therefore write I these things being absent, least when I am present, I should use sharpenesse, according to the power which the Lord hath/has given me, to edification, and not to destruction. )

Cvdl Therfore wryte I these thinges beynge absent, lest wha I am present, I shulde vse sharpnesse, acordinge to the power which the LORDE hath geue me to edifye, and not to destroye.
(Therefore write I these things being absent, lest wha I am present, I should use sharpnesse, according to the power which the LORD hath/has give me to edifye, and not to destroye.)

TNT Therfore write I these thinges beynge absent lest when I am present I shuld vse sharpenes accordinge to the power which the Lorde hath geven me to edifie and not to destroye.
(Therefore write I these things being absent lest when I am present I should use sharpenes accordinge to the power which the Lord hath/has given me to edifie and not to destroye. )

Wycl Therfor Y absent write these thingis, that Y present do not hardere, bi the powere, which the Lord yaf to me in to edificacioun, and not in to youre distruccioun.
(Therefore I absent write these things, that I present do not hardere, by the powere, which the Lord gave to me in to edification, and not in to your(pl) distruccioun.)

Luth Derhalben ich auch solches abwesend schreibe, auf daß ich nicht, wenn ich gegenwärtig bin, Schärfe brauchen müsse nach der Macht, welche mir der HErr, zu bessern und nicht zu verderben, gegeben hat.
(Derhalben I also such abwesend schreibe, on that I not, when I gegenwärtig am, Schärfe brauchen müsse after the/of_the Macht, which to_me the/of_the LORD, to bessern and not to verderben, given has.)

ClVg Ideo hæc absens scribo, ut non præsens durius agam secundum potestatem, quam Dominus dedit mihi in ædificationem, et non in destructionem.[fn]
(Ideo these_things absens scribo, as not/no præsens durius agam after/second potestatem, how Master he_gave to_me in ædificationem, and not/no in destructionem. )

13.10 Secundum potestatem. Iterum ostendit quod non cupit potestate in illis abuti, adjiciens non in destructionem sed in ædificationem se eam accepisse, unde subdit: Non in destructionem. Non destruuntur autem qui corriguntur, sed correcti ædificantur.

13.10 After/Second potestatem. Iterum ostendit that not/no cupit potestate in illis abuti, adyiciens not/no in destructionem but in ædificationem se her accepisse, whence subdit: Non in destructionem. Non destruuntur however who corriguntur, but correcti ædificantur.

UGNT διὰ τοῦτο ταῦτα ἀπὼν γράφω, ἵνα παρὼν μὴ ἀποτόμως χρήσωμαι, κατὰ τὴν ἐξουσίαν ἣν ὁ Κύριος ἔδωκέν μοι εἰς οἰκοδομὴν καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν.
(dia touto tauta apōn grafō, hina parōn maʸ apotomōs ⱪraʸsōmai, kata taʸn exousian haʸn ho Kurios edōken moi eis oikodomaʸn kai ouk eis kathairesin.)

SBL-GNT διὰ τοῦτο ταῦτα ἀπὼν γράφω, ἵνα παρὼν μὴ ἀποτόμως χρήσωμαι κατὰ τὴν ἐξουσίαν ἣν ⸂ὁ κύριος ἔδωκέν μοι⸃, εἰς οἰκοδομὴν καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν.
(dia touto tauta apōn grafō, hina parōn maʸ apotomōs ⱪraʸsōmai kata taʸn exousian haʸn ⸂ho kurios edōken moi⸃, eis oikodomaʸn kai ouk eis kathairesin.)

TC-GNT Διὰ τοῦτο ταῦτα ἀπὼν γράφω, ἵνα παρὼν μὴ ἀποτόμως χρήσωμαι, κατὰ τὴν ἐξουσίαν ἣν [fn]ἔδωκέ μοι ὁ Κύριος εἰς οἰκοδομήν, καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν.
(Dia touto tauta apōn grafō, hina parōn maʸ apotomōs ⱪraʸsōmai, kata taʸn exousian haʸn edōke moi ho Kurios eis oikodomaʸn, kai ouk eis kathairesin. )

13:10 εδωκε μοι ο κυριος ¦ ο κυριος εδωκε μοι CT

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

διὰ τοῦτο

because_of this

The pronoun this refers to what Paul has just written in verse 9, that he wants the Corinthian believers to be restored to a right relationship with God. If this is not clear for your readers, you could repeat that information here. Alternate translation: [Because I want you to be restored to God]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

ταῦτα

these_‹things›

The words these things refer to what Paul has written in the entire letter, but especially to the warnings and exhortations in chapters 10-13. If this is not clear for your readers, you could include that information here. Alternate translation: [the things in this letter]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

κατὰ τὴν ἐξουσίαν ἣν ὁ Κύριος ἔδωκέν μοι

according_to the authority that the Lord gave ˱to˲_me

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of authority, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [as the person that the Lord has authorized]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἰς οἰκοδομὴν καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν.

for building and not for tearing_down

Here, Paul is speaking of the Corinthian believers as if they were a building. If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a more natural metaphor for this or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to help you become more faithful to Christ and not to make you want to forsake him]

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