⁸For though I should ^yboast somewhat more of ^zour authority, which the Lord hath given us for ^zzedification, and not for your ⁿdestruction, ^aI should not be ashamed:

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ySee ch. 8:24.
zch. 13:10 (Gk.).
zzSee Rom. 14:19.
nver. 8. ch. 13:10. 1 Macc. 3:43 in the Gk.
ach. 7:14. So ch. 12:6.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of it.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For if I boast a little too much about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be put to shame.

NLTNew Living Translation

I may seem to be boasting too much about the authority given to us by the Lord. But our authority builds you up; it doesn’t tear you down. So I will not be ashamed of using my authority.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For even if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be put to shame,