2 Corinthians 10:10

1395 for thei seien, That epistlis ben greuouse and stronge, but the presence of the bodi is feble, and the word worthi to be dispisid. (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)

1534 For ye pistles (sayth he) are sore and stronge: but his bodyly presence is weake and his speache rude. (Tyndale Bible by William Tyndale)

1535 For the pistles (saye they) are sore and stronge, but his bodely presence is weake, and his speache rude. (Coverdale Bible)

1539 (Great Bible First Edition - Miles Coverdale)

1540 For þe epistles (sayth he) are sore, and stronge: but hys bodelye presence is weake, and hys speache rude. (Great Bible Second Edition - Miles Coverdale)

1549 For þe Epystles (sayeth he) are sore and stronge, but hys bodely presence is weake, and hys speach rude. (Matthew's Bible - John Rogers)

1557 (Geneva 1557)

1560 (Geneva Bible) First Edition

1568 For þe Epystles (sayeth he) are sore and stronge, but hys bodely presence is weake, and hys speach rude. (Bishop's Bible First Edition

1582 (Rheims 1582)

1587 For the letters, sayeth hee, are sore and strong, but his bodily presence is weake, and his speache is of no value. (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham

1599 (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham

1611 For his letters (say they) are waighty and powerfull, but his bodily presence is weake, and his speach contemptible. (King James Version)

1729 (for 'tis objected that my letters are weighty and powerful, but my bodily presence weak, and my preaching (Mace New Testament)

1745 For the epistles (says he) are weighty and powerfull, but bodily presence weak, and speech contemptible. (Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament)

1762 (King James Version)

1769 For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible. (King James Version - Benjamin Blayney)

1770 for his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible. (Worsley Version by John Worsley)

1790 For his letters indeed, say they, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible. (Wesley Version by John Wesley)

1795 For his letters indeed, say they, are weighty and forcible, but his bodily presence is feeble, and his speech contemptible. (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis)

1833 For his letters (say they) are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible. (Webster Version - by Noah Webster)

1835 (for his letters, says one, are indeed weighty and strong; but his bodily presence weak, and his speech contemptible;) (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell)

1849 For there are men who say, His epistles are weighty and forcible; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible. (Etheridge Translation by John Etheridge)

1850 (King James Version by Committee)

1851 For there are some who say, [His] epistles are weighty and forcible, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible. (Murdock Translation)

1855 Calvin Bible by the Calvin Translation Society

1858 For the epistles, say they, are weighty and powerful, but the bodily presence is weak and speech contemptible. (The New Testament Translated from the Original Greek by Leicester Sawyer)

1865 (because the indeed letters, he says, weighty and powerful; the but presence of the body weak, and the word having been despised;) (The Emphatic Diaglott by Benjamin Wilson)

1865 For his letters, says one, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible. (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union)

1869 For his letters, saith one, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible. (Noyes Translation by George Noyes)

1873 For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible. (King James Version) by Frederick Scrivener)

1885 For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account. (Revised Version also called English Revised Version - Charles Ellicott editor)

1890 because his letters, he says, [are] weighty and strong, but his presence in the body weak, and his speech naught. (Darby Version 1890 by John Darby)

1898 `because the letters indeed -- saith one -- `are' weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.' (Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young)

1901 For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account. (American Standard Version - Philip Schaff)

1902 Because, The letters, it is true (saith one), are weighty and strong, but, the presence of the body, is weak, and, the discourse, contemptible; –– (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version)

1902 Because they say, His letters are indeed weighty and powerful; but the presence of his body is weak, and his speech contemptible. (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey)

1904 because, "His letters, indeed," says one, "are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible." (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by Adolphus Worrell)

1904 For people say "His letters are impressive and vigorous, but his personal appearance is insignificant and his speaking contemptible." (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs)

1911 (Syrus Scofield)

1912 For they say "His letters are authoritative and forcible, but his personal presence is unimpressive, and as for eloquence, he has none." (Weymouth New Testament)

1918 For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence weak, and his speech contemptible. (The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript by Henry Anderson)

1923 (Edgar Goodspeed)

1982 (New King James Version)

1984 (New International Version)

1995 (New American Standard Bible) (©1995)

1999 (American King James Version)AKJV

2005 (Today’s New International Version)

Foreign Language Versions

Arabic

لانه يقول الرسائل ثقيلة وقوية واما حضور الجسد فضعيف والكلام حقير. (Arabic Smith & Van Dyke)

Aramaic

ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܝܩܝܪܢ ܘܚܤܝܢܢ ܡܐܬܝܗ ܕܝܢ ܕܓܘܫܡܐ ܟܪܝܗ ܘܡܠܬܗ ܫܝܛܐ (Aramaic Peshitta)

Basque

Ecen epistolác (dioite) graue dirade eta borthitz, baina gorputzaren presentiá flaccu, eta hitza gaichto.

Bulgarian

1940 Понеже, казват някои, посланията му са строги и силни, но личното му присъствие е слабо и говоренето нищожно. (Bulgarian Bible)

Chinese

1 因为有人说：他的信又沉重又利害，及至见面，却是气貌不扬，言语粗俗的。 (Chinese Union Version (Simplified))

1 因為有人說：他的信又沉重又利害，及至見面，卻是氣貌不揚，言語粗俗的。 (Chinese Union Version (Traditional))

French

Car ses lettres, dit-on, sont graves et fortes, mais sa présence personnelle est faible et sa parole méprisable. (French Darby)

1744 Car mes Lettres (disent-ils) sont bien graves et fortes, mais la présence du corps est faible, et la parole est méprisable. (Martin 1744)

1744 Car ses lettres, dit-on, sont sévères et fortes; mais quand il est présent, sa personne est faible, et sa parole méprisable. (Ostervald 1744)

German

1545 Denn die Briefe (sprechen, sie) sind schwer und stark; aber die Gegenwärtigkeit des Leibes ist schwach und die Rede verächtlich. (Luther 1545)

1871 Denn die Briefe, sagt man, (O. er) sind gewichtig und kräftig, aber die Gegenwart des Leibes ist schwach und die Rede verächtlich. (Elberfelder 1871)

1912 Denn die Briefe, sprechen sie, sind schwer und stark; aber die Gegenwart des Leibes ist schwach und die Rede verächtlich. (Luther 1912)

Italian

1649 Perciocchè, ben sono, dice alcuno, le lettere gravi e forti; ma la presenza del corpo è debole, e la parola dispregevole.(Giovanni Diodati Bible 1649)

1927 Difatti, dice taluno, ben sono le sue lettere gravi e forti; ma la sua presenza personale è debole, e la sua parola è cosa da nulla. (Riveduta Bible 1927)

Japanese

1928 (Naoji Nagai)

Latin

quoniam quidem epistulae inquiunt graves sunt et fortes praesentia autem corporis infirma et sermo contemptibilis Latin Vulgate

1527 (Erasmus 1527)

1527 (Erasmus Vulgate 1527)

Pidgin

1996 (Pidgin King Jems)

Romainian

2010 ,,De fapt``, zic ei, ,,epistolele lui sînt cu greutate şi pline de putere; dar cînd este de faţă el însuş, este moale, şi cuvîntul lui n'are nici o greutate.`` (Biblia Traducerea Fidela în limba româna)

Russian

1876 Так как некто говорит: в посланиях он строг и силен, а в личном присутствии слаб, и речь его незначительна, – Russian Synodal Version

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Spanish

Porque á la verdad, dicen, las cartas son graves y fuertes; mas la presencia corporal flaca, y la palabra menospreciable. (RVG Spanish)

Swedish

1917 Ty man säger ju: »Hans brev äro väl myndiga och stränga, men när han kommer själv, uppträder han utan kraft, och på hans ord aktar ingen.» (Swedish - Svenska 1917)

Tagalog

1905 Sapagka't, sinasabi nila, Ang kaniyang mga sulat, ay malaman at mabisa; datapuwa't ang anyo ng kaniyang katawan ay mahina, at ang kaniyang pananalita ay walang kabuluhan. (Ang Dating Biblia 1905)

Tok Pisin

1996 (Tok Pisin King Jems)

Vietnamese

1934 Có người nói rằng các thơ của người nặng lời và bạo mạnh; nhưng đến khi có mặt thì người yếu đuối và lời nói chẳng có giá gì. (VIET)

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