Verse 2

But I plead with you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence by which I think to be bold against some who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men jeg ber dere om at jeg ikke skal være modig når jeg er til stede, med den tilliten jeg tenker å bruke mot noen, som mener om oss at vi vandrer i kjødet.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Jeg ber om at når jeg ikke er til stede, skal dere ikke la deres mot og tillit i troen føre til at jeg må tale strengt til dem som tenker at vi handler ut fra vår menneskelige natur.

• Norsk King James

  Men jeg ber dere om at jeg ikke skal være frimodig når jeg er til stede, med den selvtilliten jeg har mot noen, som mener at vi vandrer etter kjødet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg ber om at jeg ikke må bruke den myndigheten med den selvtillit jeg planlegger å være dristig med, mot noen som mener vi handler etter kjødet.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  og jeg beder om, at jeg ikke må komme med den frimodighet, som jeg akter å vise mot noen, som tenker om oss som om vi vandret på kjødelig vis.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Jeg ber dere om at når jeg er til stede, å slippe å være modig med den frimodighet jeg agter å bruke mot noen som anser oss for å vandre etter kjødet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men jeg ber dere om at jeg ikke må være frimodig når jeg er tilstede, som jeg tenker å være mot noen som tror at vi lever etter kjødet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men jeg ber dere om at jeg ikke skal være for freidig når jeg er til stede, med den selvtilliten jeg har til å være dristig mot noen som tror om oss at vi lever etter kjødet.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men jeg ber dere, at jeg ikke skal bli nødt til å opptre modig når jeg kommer, med den frimodighet som jeg vurderer å vise mot enkelte som mener at vi lever på verdslig vis.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Men jeg ber dere, at jeg ikke skal bli nødt til å opptre modig når jeg kommer, med den frimodighet som jeg vurderer å vise mot enkelte som mener at vi lever på verdslig vis.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg ber om at jeg ikke må vise mot i tilliten når jeg er til stede, slik jeg tenker å være modig mot noen som anser oss for å vandre etter kjødet.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I beg you that when I am present, I will not have to be bold with the confidence I consider using against some, who think we live according to the flesh.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Jeg ber om at jeg, når jeg er til stede, ikke skal måtte bruke den frimodigheten som jeg akter å bruke mot noen som mener at vi lever etter kjødet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  men jeg beder, at jeg ikke nærværende maa komme til at bruge Myndighed med den Tillid, med hvilken jeg agter at være dristig mod Nogle, som ansee os for at omgaaes efter Kjødet.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg ber om at jeg ikke må vise frimodighet når jeg er til stede, den frimodighet som jeg tenker bruke mot noen som mener vi lever etter kjødet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ja, jeg ber at jeg ikke, når jeg er til stede, må vise mot med den frimodighet jeg har til å være dristig mot noen som mener at vi vandrer etter kjødet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og jeg ber om at når jeg er hos dere, ikke trenger å vise den motet som jeg er beredt til å bruke mot enkelte som mener at vi lever etter kjødet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Ja, jeg ber om at jeg ikke trenger å vise mot når jeg er til stede, med den tilliten jeg har til å være dristig mot noen som mener at vi lever etter kjødet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Ja, jeg ber dere, slik at jeg ikke trenger å bruke min autoritet når jeg er med dere, mot noen som mener vi lever etter kjødet.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  I besech you that I nede not to be bolde when I am present (with that same confidece wher with I am supposed to be bolde) agaynst some which repute vs as though we walked carnally.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I beseke you that I nede not be bolde whan I am present, & to vse yt boldnesse wherwith I am supposed to be bolde, agaynst some, which repute vs as though we walked after ye flesh:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And this I require you, that I neede not to be bolde when I am present, with that same confidence, wherewith I thinke to bee bolde against some, which esteeme vs as though wee walked according to the flesh.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I beseche you, that I neede not to be bolde when I am present, with that same boldnesse, wherwith I am supposed to haue ben bolde, agaynst some, which repute vs as though we walked accordyng to the fleshe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But I beseech [you], that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yes, I beg you that I may not, when present, show courage with the confidence with which I intend to be bold against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and I beseech `you', that, being present, I may not have courage, with the confidence with which I reckon to be bold against certain reckoning us as walking according to the flesh;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  yea, I beseech you, that I may not when present show courage with the confidence wherewith I count to be bold against some, who count of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Yes, I make my request to you, so that when I am with you I may not have to make use of the authority which may be needed against some to whom we seem to be walking after the flesh.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yes, I beg you that I may not, when present, show courage with the confidence with which I intend to be bold against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that(I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving according to human standards.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Cor 13:10 : 10 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord has given me for edification, and not for destruction.
• 2 Cor 13:2 : 2 I told you before, and foretell now, as if I were present the second time; and being absent now I write to those who have sinned in the past, and to all others, that if I come again, I will not spare:
• Gal 5:16-25 : 16 I say then, walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you cannot do the things that you wish. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are these: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousy, wrath, strife, seditious, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
• Eph 2:2-3 : 2 In which in times past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience: 3 Among whom also we all had our conduct in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
• Rom 8:1 : 1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
• Rom 8:5 : 5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
• 1 Cor 4:18-21 : 18 Now some are puffed up as though I were not coming to you. 19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know not the words of those who are puffed up, but the power. 20 For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power. 21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?
• 2 Cor 11:9-9 : 9 And when I was with you and in need, I was a burden to no one: for what I lacked the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied. And in all things I have kept myself from being a burden to you, and so I will keep myself. 10 As the truth of Christ is in me, no one shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia. 11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows. 12 But what I do, I will continue to do, that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things of which they boast. 13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.
• 2 Cor 12:13-20 : 13 For in what way were you inferior to other churches, except that I myself was not burdensome to you? Forgive me this wrong. 14 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be burdensome to you, for I seek not yours, but you. For the children should not lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. 15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved. 16 But be it so, I did not burden you; nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile. 17 Did I make a gain of you by any of those whom I sent to you? 18 I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? Did we not walk in the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same steps? 19 Again, do you think that we excuse ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ, but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edification. 20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you wish not; lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;