Parallel Verses
- The Message - If I had a mind to brag a little, I could probably do it without looking ridiculous, and I’d still be speaking plain truth all the way. But I’ll spare you. I don’t want anyone imagining me as anything other than the fool you’d encounter if you saw me on the street or heard me talk.
- 新标点和合本 - 我就是愿意夸口也不算狂，因为我必说实话；只是我禁止不说，恐怕有人把我看高了，过于他在我身上所看见所听见的。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 就是我愿意夸口也不算狂，因为我会说实话；只是我绝口不谈，恐怕有人把我看得太高了，过于他在我身上所看见所听见的；
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 就是我愿意夸口也不算狂，因为我会说实话；只是我绝口不谈，恐怕有人把我看得太高了，过于他在我身上所看见所听见的；
- 当代译本 - 就算我夸口，也不是傻瓜，因为我所说的都是实话。只是我不会这样做，恐怕有人把我看得太高，超过了他对我的所见所闻。
- 圣经新译本 - 即使我想夸口，也不算愚妄，因为我要说的是真话。但我闭口不提，免得有人把我看得太高，过于他在我身上所见所闻的。
- 中文标准译本 - 其实就算我愿意夸耀，也不算是愚妄的人，因为我会讲真理。可是我要克制，免得有人把我看高了，过于他在我身上所看到的，或是从我所听到的。
- 现代标点和合本 - 我就是愿意夸口，也不算狂，因为我必说实话；只是我禁止不说，恐怕有人把我看高了，过于他在我身上所看见、所听见的。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 我就是愿意夸口，也不算狂，因为我必说实话；只是我禁止不说，恐怕有人把我看高了，过于他在我身上所看见所听见的。
- New International Version - Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say,
- New International Reader's Version - Suppose I decide to brag. That would not make me a fool, because I would be telling the truth. But I don’t brag, so that no one will think more of me than they should. People should judge me by what I do and say.
- English Standard Version - though if I should wish to boast, I would not be a fool, for I would be speaking the truth; but I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me.
- New Living Translation - If I wanted to boast, I would be no fool in doing so, because I would be telling the truth. But I won’t do it, because I don’t want anyone to give me credit beyond what they can see in my life or hear in my message,
- Christian Standard Bible - For if I want to boast, I wouldn’t be a fool, because I would be telling the truth. But I will spare you, so that no one can credit me with something beyond what he sees in me or hears from me,
- New American Standard Bible - For if I do wish to boast I will not be foolish, for I will be speaking the truth; but I refrain from this, so that no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me.
- New King James Version - For though I might desire to boast, I will not be a fool; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, lest anyone should think of me above what he sees me to be or hears from me.
- Amplified Bible - If I wish to boast, I will not be foolish, because I will be speaking the truth. But I abstain [from it], so that no one will credit me with more than [is justified by what] he sees in me or hears from me.
- American Standard Version - For if I should desire to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I shall speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should account of me above that which he seeth me to be, or heareth from me.
- King James Version - For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.
- New English Translation - For even if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I would be telling the truth, but I refrain from this so that no one may regard me beyond what he sees in me or what he hears from me,
- World English Bible - For if I would desire to boast, I will not be foolish; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, so that no man may think more of me than that which he sees in me or hears from me.
- 新標點和合本 - 我就是願意誇口也不算狂，因為我必說實話；只是我禁止不說，恐怕有人把我看高了，過於他在我身上所看見、所聽見的。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 就是我願意誇口也不算狂，因為我會說實話；只是我絕口不談，恐怕有人把我看得太高了，過於他在我身上所看見所聽見的；
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 就是我願意誇口也不算狂，因為我會說實話；只是我絕口不談，恐怕有人把我看得太高了，過於他在我身上所看見所聽見的；
- 當代譯本 - 就算我誇口，也不是傻瓜，因為我所說的都是實話。只是我不會這樣做，恐怕有人把我看得太高，超過了他對我的所見所聞。
- 聖經新譯本 - 即使我想誇口，也不算愚妄，因為我要說的是真話。但我閉口不提，免得有人把我看得太高，過於他在我身上所見所聞的。
- 呂振中譯本 - 使我想要誇口，也不會做糊塗人哪，因為我要說實話；只是我惜口不說，恐怕有人把我評估得太高、過於他所看見我的、或是從我聽見的。
- 中文標準譯本 - 其實就算我願意誇耀，也不算是愚妄的人，因為我會講真理。可是我要克制，免得有人把我看高了，過於他在我身上所看到的，或是從我所聽到的。
- 現代標點和合本 - 我就是願意誇口，也不算狂，因為我必說實話；只是我禁止不說，恐怕有人把我看高了，過於他在我身上所看見、所聽見的。
- 文理和合譯本 - 即誇亦不為愚、以我所言者真也、但我自戒、恐人過其所見所聞於我者而擬我、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 即誇亦不為狂、我言乃真、但余不言、恐人謂我過於所見所聞、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 若欲自誇、亦不為狂、蓋我言乃真、但我自禁不言、恐有人以為我逾於所見於我、所聞於我者、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 吾即欲誇、亦不致為狂妄、以所言皆實耳。然吾不欲多言、恐人之視我太高、超乎所見所聞於吾者。
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Sin embargo, no sería insensato si decidiera jactarme, porque estaría diciendo la verdad. Pero no lo hago, para que nadie suponga que soy más de lo que aparento o de lo que digo.
- 현대인의 성경 - 내가 만일 자랑한다고 해도 나는 사실을 말할 것이므로 어리석은 사람이 되지 않을 것입니다. 그러나 사람들이 나에 대하여 보고 들은 것 이상으로 나를 평가할 것 같아서 자랑은 그만두겠습니다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Даже если бы я и хотел хвалиться, это было бы разумно, потому что я бы говорил правду. Но я не буду этого делать, чтобы никто не подумал, что я хочу казаться значительнее, чем представляюсь людям, когда они меня видят или слышат.
- Восточный перевод - Даже если бы я и хотел хвалиться, это было бы разумно, потому что я бы говорил правду. Но я не буду этого делать, чтобы никто не подумал, что я хочу казаться значительнее, чем представляюсь людям, когда они меня видят или слышат.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Даже если бы я и хотел хвалиться, это было бы разумно, потому что я бы говорил правду. Но я не буду этого делать, чтобы никто не подумал, что я хочу казаться значительнее, чем представляюсь людям, когда они меня видят или слышат.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Даже если бы я и хотел хвалиться, это было бы разумно, потому что я бы говорил правду. Но я не буду этого делать, чтобы никто не подумал, что я хочу казаться значительнее, чем представляюсь людям, когда они меня видят или слышат.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Et pourtant, si je voulais me vanter, je ne serais pas un insensé, car je ne dirais que la vérité. Mais je m’en abstiens. Car je désire éviter que l’on se fasse de moi une idée supérieure à ce qu’on peut déduire de mes actes et de mes paroles.
- リビングバイブル - 私には誇るべきことがたくさんあるのですから、たとい誇っても、愚か者にはならないでしょう。しかし私は、だれにも、私の生活やことばから実際に見聞きする以上に、私を買いかぶってほしくないのです。
- Nestle Aland 28 - Ἐὰν γὰρ θελήσω καυχήσασθαι, οὐκ ἔσομαι ἄφρων, ἀλήθειαν γὰρ ἐρῶ· φείδομαι δέ, μή τις εἰς ἐμὲ λογίσηται ὑπὲρ ὃ βλέπει με ἢ ἀκούει [τι] ἐξ ἐμοῦ
- unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἐὰν γὰρ θελήσω καυχήσασθαι, οὐκ ἔσομαι ἄφρων, ἀλήθειαν γὰρ ἐρῶ; φείδομαι δέ, μή τις εἰς ἐμὲ λογίσηται ὑπὲρ ὃ βλέπει με, ἢ ἀκούει ἐξ ἐμοῦ.
- Nova Versão Internacional - Mesmo que eu preferisse gloriar-me não seria insensato, porque estaria falando a verdade. Evito fazer isso para que ninguém pense a meu respeito mais do que em mim vê ou de mim ouve.
- Hoffnung für alle - Doch auch wenn ich mich selbst loben würde, wäre ich noch lange nicht verrückt, schließlich entspräche es der Wahrheit. Ich verzichte aber darauf, denn niemand soll mich überschätzen, sondern mich nur nach dem beurteilen, was er an meinem Leben sehen und aus meinen Worten hören kann.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Nếu muốn khoe khoang, tôi không phải dại dột vì tôi chỉ nói sự thật. Nhưng tôi không khoe, vì không muốn người khác nghĩ về tôi cao hơn sự thật qua hành động, lời nói của tôi.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ถ้าหากว่าข้าพเจ้าเลือกที่จะอวด ข้าพเจ้าก็จะไม่เป็นเช่นคนโง่ เพราะข้าพเจ้าจะพูดความจริง แต่ข้าพเจ้ายับยั้งไว้เพื่อไม่ให้ใครยกย่องข้าพเจ้าเกินเลยจากสิ่งที่ข้าพเจ้าพูดหรือทำ
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ถึงแม้ว่าข้าพเจ้าอยากจะโอ้อวด ข้าพเจ้าก็จะไม่ใช่คนเขลา เพราะข้าพเจ้าจะพูดถึงความจริง แต่ข้าพเจ้าจะไม่โอ้อวด เพื่อว่าจะไม่มีใครคิดยกย่องข้าพเจ้าเกินกว่าที่เขาเห็นข้าพเจ้ากระทำ หรือได้ยินข้าพเจ้าพูด
Cross Reference
- 1 Corinthians 3:5 - Who do you think Paul is, anyway? Or Apollos, for that matter? Servants, both of us—servants who waited on you as you gradually learned to entrust your lives to our mutual Master. We each carried out our servant assignment. I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made you grow. It’s not the one who plants or the one who waters who is at the center of this process but God, who makes things grow. Planting and watering are menial servant jobs at minimum wages. What makes them worth doing is the God we are serving. You happen to be God’s field in which we are working.
- 2 Corinthians 10:9 - And what’s this talk about me bullying you with my letters? “His letters are brawny and potent, but in person he’s a weakling and mumbles when he talks.” Such talk won’t survive scrutiny. What we write when away, we do when present. We’re the exact same people, absent or present, in letter or in person.
- 2 Corinthians 12:7 - Because of the extravagance of those revelations, and so I wouldn’t get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan’s angel did his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees. No danger then of walking around high and mighty! At first I didn’t think of it as a gift, and begged God to remove it. Three times I did that, and then he told me, My grace is enough; it’s all you need. My strength comes into its own in your weakness. Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ’s strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size—abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become. * * *
- 1 Corinthians 3:9 - Or, to put it another way, you are God’s house. Using the gift God gave me as a good architect, I designed blueprints; Apollos is putting up the walls. Let each carpenter who comes on the job take care to build on the foundation! Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ. Take particular care in picking out your building materials. Eventually there is going to be an inspection. If you use cheap or inferior materials, you’ll be found out. The inspection will be thorough and rigorous. You won’t get by with a thing. If your work passes inspection, fine; if it doesn’t, your part of the building will be torn out and started over. But you won’t be torn out; you’ll survive—but just barely.
- Romans 9:1 - At the same time, you need to know that I carry with me at all times a huge sorrow. It’s an enormous pain deep within me, and I’m never free of it. I’m not exaggerating—Christ and the Holy Spirit are my witnesses. It’s the Israelites . . . If there were any way I could be cursed by the Messiah so they could be blessed by him, I’d do it in a minute. They’re my family. I grew up with them. They had everything going for them—family, glory, covenants, revelation, worship, promises, to say nothing of being the race that produced the Messiah, the Christ, who is God over everything, always. Oh, yes!
- 2 Corinthians 12:11 - Well, now I’ve done it! I’ve made a complete fool of myself by going on like this. But it’s not all my fault; you put me up to it. You should have been doing this for me, sticking up for me and commending me instead of making me do it for myself. You know from personal experience that even if I’m a nobody, a nothing, I wasn’t second-rate compared to those big-shot apostles you’re so taken with. All the signs that mark a true apostle were in evidence while I was with you through both good times and bad: signs of portent, signs of wonder, signs of power. Did you get less of me or of God than any of the other churches? The only thing you got less of was less responsibility for my upkeep. Well, I’m sorry. Forgive me for depriving you.
- 2 Corinthians 11:16 - Let me come back to where I started—and don’t hold it against me if I continue to sound a little foolish. Or if you’d rather, just accept that I am a fool and let me rant on a little. I didn’t learn this kind of talk from Christ. Oh, no, it’s a bad habit I picked up from the three-ring preachers that are so popular these days. Since you sit there in the judgment seat observing all these shenanigans, you can afford to humor an occasional fool who happens along. You have such admirable tolerance for impostors who rob your freedom, rip you off, steal you blind, put you down—even slap your face! I shouldn’t admit it to you, but our stomachs aren’t strong enough to tolerate that kind of stuff.