²but I beseech you, ^ethat I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against ^fsome, which think of us as if we walked ^gaccording to the flesh.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I beg you that when I am present I will not need to be bold with the confidence by which I plan to challenge certain people who think we are living according to the flesh.

NLTNew Living Translation

Well, I am begging you now so that when I come I won’t have to be bold with those who think we act from human motives.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

now I ask when I am present that I will not need to be bold with the confidence with which I propose to show boldness toward some who consider us as behaving according to the flesh.

KJV 1900King James Version

But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

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