NET

12 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may be able to answer those who take pride in outward appearance and not in what is in the heart.

Darby

12 [For] we do not again commend ourselves to you, but [we are] giving to you occasion of boast in our behalf, that ye may have [such] with those boasting in countenance^D8428, and not in heart.

Darby Bible Notes

countenance - As 'appearance,' ch. 10.1.

KJV

12 For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to [answer] them which glory in appearance^K6965, and not in heart.

KJV Bible Notes

in appearance: Gr. in the face.

Strong's

12 For ^G1063 we commend^G4921 not^G3756 ourselves^G1438 again^G3825 unto you^G5213, but^G235 give^G1325 you^G5213 occasion^G874 to glory^G2745 on^G5228 our^G2257 behalf^G5228, that^G2443 ye may have^G2192 somewhat to^G4314 answer them which glory^G2744 in^G1722 appearance^G4383, and^G2532 not^G3756 in heart^G2588.