Read Full ChapterI beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
But{G1161} I beseech{G1189}{(G5736)} you, that I may not{G3361} be bold{G2292}{(G5658)} when I am present{G3918}{(G5752)} with that confidence{G4006}, wherewith{G3739} I think{G3049}{(G5736)} to be bold{G5111}{(G5658)} against{G1909} some{G5100}, which{G3588} think{G3049}{(G5740)} of us{G2248} as{G5613} if we walked{G4043}{(G5723)} according{G2596} to the flesh{G4561}.
Strong's King James
(2) Now I ask that I don't need to be bold when I'm present, this confidence which I count as boldness on some, that count us as walking according to flesh.
The F.O.G
[2] I beg you - please don't force me to be as bold in person as I expect I'll need to be with certain people who think we operate by worldly standards. When I visit, I'd rather not have to flex my apostolic muscles.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
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;
Young's Literal Translation
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