1Yo, it’s Paul here, asking you to vibe with the chillness and kindness of Christ. I’m lowkey humble when I'm with you, but when I’m not, I bring the bold energy.

2Just saying, I hope I don’t have to flex too hard when I’m with you, but some people think we roll with the flesh.

3For real, we might be in the flesh, but we ain't fighting like that.

4Our weapons are not basic; they’re straight fire through God, tearing down strong vibes.

5We’re dropping all those wild thoughts and anything that tries to flex against God, bringing every thought into line with Christ.

6We’re ready to check all disobedience when your obedience is on point.

7Are you just checking the outside? If anyone thinks they’re with Christ, they better remember we are too.

8I could flex about my authority from the Lord for building you up, not tearing you down, and I won’t feel bad about it.

9I don’t wanna seem scary with my letters.

10They say my letters hit hard, but when I’m there, I’m lowkey weak and my words don’t hit the same.

11Let them know, when I’m writing, I’m the same as I am when I’m there in person, no cap.

12We don’t compare ourselves to others or vibe with those who hype themselves up; that’s just sus.

13We’re not flexing outside our lane, but keeping it real with the measure God gave us, reaching out to you.

14We’re not stretching beyond our limits; we’ve come as far as you in sharing the gospel of Christ.

15Not flexing on what others did; we’re hoping when your faith grows, we all get to level up together.

16We’re here to share the gospel in places beyond you, not boasting about someone else's work.

17If you’re gonna flex, do it in the Lord.

18It’s not about self-approval; it’s all about who the Lord gives the thumbs up to.

1Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:

2But 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.

3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

6And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

7Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ’s, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ’s, even so are we Christ’s.

8For 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:

9That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.

10For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

11Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.

12For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

13But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.

14For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:

15Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men’s labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,

16To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man’s line of things made ready to our hand.

17But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

18For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.