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2 Corinthians 10:17-18
New English Translation
2 Corinthians 10:17-18
New English Translation
17 But the one who boasts must boast in the Lord.[a] 18 For it is not the person who commends himself who is approved, but the person the Lord commends.
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- 2 Corinthians 10:17 tn The traditional translation (“let the one who boasts boast in the Lord”) can be understood as merely permissive by the English reader, but the Greek verb καυχάσθω (kauchasthō) is a third person imperative.sn A quotation from Jer 9:24 (also quoted in 1 Cor 1:31).
2 Corinthians 10:17-18
New International Version
2 Corinthians 10:17-18
New International Version
17 But, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”[a](A) 18 For it is not the one who commends himself(B) who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.(C)
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- 2 Corinthians 10:17 Jer. 9:24
2 Corinthians 10:17-18
King James Version
2 Corinthians 10:17-18
King James Version
17 But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
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