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Holman Christian Standard Bible
We are not commending ourselves to you again, but giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may have a reply for those who take pride in the outward appearance rather than in the heart.
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新标点和合本
我们不是向你们再举荐自己,乃是叫你们因我们有可夸之处,好对那凭外貌不凭内心夸口的人,有言可答。
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和合本2010(上帝版-简体)
我们不是向你们再推荐自己,而是要让你们有夸耀我们的机会,使你们好面对那凭外貌、不凭内心夸耀的人。
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和合本2010(神版-简体)
我们不是向你们再推荐自己,而是要让你们有夸耀我们的机会,使你们好面对那凭外貌、不凭内心夸耀的人。
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当代译本
我们不是称赞自己,而是让你们有机会以我们为荣,叫你们可以反驳那些只贪图外表虚荣、不注重内在实质的人。
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圣经新译本
我们不是又再向你们推荐自己,而是给你们机会以我们为乐,使你们可以应付那些只夸外貌不夸内心的人。
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中文标准译本
我们不是再次向你们推荐自己,而是给你们一个夸耀我们的机会,好让你们可以应对那些只凭外貌、不凭内心夸耀的人,
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新標點和合本
我們不是向你們再舉薦自己,乃是叫你們因我們有可誇之處,好對那憑外貌不憑內心誇口的人,有言可答。
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和合本2010(上帝版-繁體)
我們不是向你們再推薦自己,而是要讓你們有誇耀我們的機會,使你們好面對那憑外貌、不憑內心誇耀的人。
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和合本2010(神版-繁體)
我們不是向你們再推薦自己,而是要讓你們有誇耀我們的機會,使你們好面對那憑外貌、不憑內心誇耀的人。
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當代譯本
我們不是稱讚自己,而是讓你們有機會以我們為榮,叫你們可以反駁那些只貪圖外表虛榮、不注重內在實質的人。
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聖經新譯本
我們不是又再向你們推薦自己,而是給你們機會以我們為樂,使你們可以應付那些只誇外貌不誇內心的人。
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呂振中譯本
我們不是再向你們推薦自己,乃是給你們有為我們誇口的機會,好使你們對那憑外貌不憑內心的人有可對付。
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中文標準譯本
我們不是再次向你們推薦自己,而是給你們一個誇耀我們的機會,好讓你們可以應對那些只憑外貌、不憑內心誇耀的人,
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文理和合譯本
我不復自薦、第以因我而誇之故予爾、可應對誇外貌不誇內心之人、
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文理委辦譯本
我豈復自薦乎、第使爾為我誇、克辨誇外貌之人、彼不誠其心、
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施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經
我非復自薦與爾、惟使爾因我有可誇、可答彼憑外貌不憑內心而誇者、
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吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集
吾人豈復自薦乎?亦欲使爾等於吾人之誠、有所稱道、而對於一般只重外貌、不貴內心者、知所答覆耳。
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New International Version
We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart.
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New International Reader's Version
We are not trying to make an appeal to you again. But we are giving you a chance to take pride in us. Some people take pride in their looks rather than what’s in their hearts. If you take pride in us, you will be able to answer them.
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English Standard Version
We are not commending ourselves to you again but giving you cause to boast about us, so that you may be able to answer those who boast about outward appearance and not about what is in the heart.
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New Living Translation
Are we commending ourselves to you again? No, we are giving you a reason to be proud of us, so you can answer those who brag about having a spectacular ministry rather than having a sincere heart.
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Christian Standard Bible
We are not commending ourselves to you again, but giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may have a reply for those who take pride in outward appearance rather than in the heart.
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New American Standard Bible
We are not commending ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you will have an answer for those who take pride in appearance and not in heart.
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New King James Version
For we do not commend ourselves again to you, but give you opportunity to boast on our behalf, that you may have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart.
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American Standard Version
We are not again commending ourselves unto you, but speak as giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, that ye may have wherewith to answer them that glory in appearance, and not in heart.
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King James Version
For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to[ answer] them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.
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New English Translation
We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may be able to answer those who take pride in outward appearance and not in what is in the heart.
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World English Bible
For we are not commending ourselves to you again, but speak as giving you occasion of boasting on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast in appearance, and not in heart.