10I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!—G1161G1473G3972G846G3870G5209G1223G4236G2532G1932G5547G3739G2596G4383G3303G5011G1722G5213G1161G548G2292G1519G52092I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh.G1161G1189G3361G2292G3918G4006G3739G3049G5111G1909G5100G3588G3049G2248G5613G4043G2596G45613For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh.G1063G4043G1722G4561G4754G3756G4754G2596G45614For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.G1063G3696G2257G4752G3756G4559G235G1415G2316G4314G2506G37945We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,G2507G3053G2532G3956G5313G1869G2596G1108G2316G2532G163G3956G3540G1519G5218G55476being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.G2532G2192G1722G2092G1556G3956G3876G3752G5216G5218G41377Look at what is before your eyes. If anyone is confident that he is Christ's, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ's, so also are we.G991G2596G4383G1536G3982G1438G1511G5547G3049G575G1438G3049G5124G3825G3754G2531G846G5547G2532G3779G2249G55478For even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed.G1063G2532G1437G5037G2744G5100G4055G4012G2257G1849G3739G2962G1325G2254G1519G3619G2532G3756G1519G5216G2506G153G3756G1539I do not want to appear to be frightening you with my letters.G3363G1380G3363G1380G5613G302G1629G5209G1223G199210For they say, "His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account."G3754G1992G3303G5346G926G2532G2478G1161G4983G3952G772G2532G3056G184811Let such a person understand that what we say by letter when absent, we do when present.G3049G5108G3049G5124G3754G3634G2070G3056G1223G1992G548G5108G2532G2041G391812Not that we dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who are commending themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding.G1063G5111G3756G1469G1469G2228G4793G1438G4793G5100G4921G1438G235G846G3354G1438G1722G1438G2532G4793G1438G4793G1438G4920G3756G492013But we will not boast beyond limits, but will boast only with regard to the area of influence God assigned to us, to reach even to you.G1161G2249G2744G3780G2744G1519G280G235G2596G3358G2583G3739G2316G3307G2254G3358G2185G2532G891G521614For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you. For we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ.G1063G5239G3756G1438G5239G5613G2185G3361G1519G5209G1063G5348G891G5216G2532G1722G2098G554715We do not boast beyond limit in the labors of others. But our hope is that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you may be greatly enlarged,G3756G2744G1519G280G1722G245G2873G1161G2192G1680G5216G4102G837G3170G1722G5213G2596G2257G2583G1519G405016so that we may preach the gospel in lands beyond you, without boasting of work already done in another's area of influence.G2097G1519G5238G5216G3756G2744G1722G245G2583G1519G209217"Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."G1161G2744G2744G1722G296218For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.G1063G3756G1565G4921G1438G2076G1384G235G3739G2962G4921
Prayer Tents is a Christian mission organization that serves Christians around the world and their local bodies to make disciples ("evangelize") more effectively in their communities. Prayer Tents provides resources to enable Christians to form discipleship-focused small groups and make their gatherings known so that other "interested" people may participate and experience Christ in their midst. Our Vision is to make disciples in all nations through the local churches so that anyone seeking God can come to know Him through relationships with other Christians near them.
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