PAV
8. ਮੈਂ ਭਾਵੇਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਉਸ ਇਖ਼ਤਿਆਰ ਦੇ ਵਿਖੇ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਨੇ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਢਾਹੁਣ ਲਈ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਗੋਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਕੁਝ ਵਧ ਕੇ ਅਭਮਾਨ ਕਰਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਵੀ ਮੈਂ ਲੱਜਿਆਵਾਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਵਾਂਗਾ

ERVPA
8. ਇਹ ਸੱਚ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਅਸੀਂ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਗਏ ਇਖਤਿਆਰ ਬਾਰੇ ਸ਼ੇਖੀ ਮਾਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ। ਪਰ ਉਸਨੇ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਬਨਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਇਖਤਿਆਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ ਨਾ ਕਿ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਦੁਖ ਪਹੁੰਚਾਉਣ ਲਈ। ਇਸਲਈ ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੀ ਸ਼ੇਖੀ ਉੱਤੇ ਸ਼ਰਮਸਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ।

IRVPA
8. ਮੈਂ ਭਾਵੇਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਉਸ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਬਾਰੇ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਨੇ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਗਿਰਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਗੋਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜੇ ਮੈਂ ਇਸ ਬਾਰੇ ਕੁਝ ਵੱਧ ਕੇ ਮਾਣ ਕਰਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਵੀ ਮੈਂ ਸ਼ਰਮਿੰਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਵਾਂਗਾ।



KJV
8. For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:

AMP
8. For even though I boast rather freely about our power and authority, which the Lord gave for your upbuilding and not for demolishing you, yet I shall not be put to shame [for exceeding the truth],

KJVP
8. For G1063 CONJ though G1437 COND I should boast G2744 V-ADS-1S somewhat G5100 X-ASN more G4055 of G4012 PREP our G3588 T-GSF authority G1849 N-GSF , which G3739 R-GSF the G3588 T-NSM Lord G2962 N-NSM hath given G1325 V-AAI-3S us G2254 P-1DP for G1519 PREP edification G3619 N-ASF , and G2532 CONJ not G3756 PRT-N for G1519 PREP your G5216 P-2GP destruction G2506 N-ASF , I should not G3756 PRT-N be ashamed G153 V-FPI-1S :

YLT
8. for even if also anything more abundantly I shall boast concerning our authority, that the Lord gave us for building up, and not for casting you down, I shall not be ashamed;

ASV
8. For though I should glory somewhat abundantly concerning our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down), I shall not be put to shame:

WEB
8. For though I should boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down) I will not be disappointed,

NASB
8. And even if I should boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I shall not be put to shame.

ESV
8. 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.

RV
8. For though I should glory somewhat abundantly concerning our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down), I shall not be put to shame:

RSV
8. 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 shall not be put to shame.

NKJV
8. For even if I should boast somewhat more about our authority, which the Lord gave us for edification and not for your destruction, I shall not be ashamed --

MKJV
8. For even if I also should boast somewhat more fully of our authority (which the Lord has given us for building up, and not for pulling you down) I will not be put to shame;

AKJV
8. For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord has given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:

NRSV
8. Now, even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of it.

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

NIRV
8. Do I brag too much about the authority the Lord gave me? If I do, it's because I want to build you up, not pull you down. And I'm not ashamed of that kind of bragging.

NLT
8. 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.

MSG
8. You may think I overstate the authority he gave me, but I'm not backing off. Every bit of my commitment is for the purpose of building you up, after all, not tearing you down.

GNB
8. For I am not ashamed, even if I have boasted somewhat too much about the authority that the Lord has given us---authority to build you up, not to tear you down.

NET
8. For 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 ashamed of doing so.

ERVEN
8. It may seem as though we boast too much about the authority the Lord gave us. But he gave us this authority to strengthen you, not to hurt you. So I will not be ashamed of whatever boasting we do.