2 Corinthians 10:7-18

7You are lookingG991 atG2596 outward appearancesG4383. IfG1487 anyoneG5100 is confidentG3982 that heG1438 belongs toG1510 ChristG5547, he should remindG3049G3825 himselfG1909G1438 thatG3754 weG1473 belong to Christ justG2532 as much asG2531 heG846 does. 8ForG1063 evenG5037 ifG1437 I boastG2744 somewhatG5100 excessivelyG4053 aboutG4012 theG3588 authorityG1849 theG3588 LordG2962 gaveG1325 usG1473 forG1519 building you upG3619 rather thanG2532G3756 tearing you downG2506G4771, I will not be ashamedG3756G153.

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I do not want to seemG3361G1380 to beG5613G302 trying to frightenG1629 youG4771 byG1223 my lettersG1992. 10ForG3754 some sayG5346, “His lettersG1992 are weightyG926 andG2532 forcefulG2478, butG1161 hisG3588 physicalG4983 presenceG3952 is unimpressiveG772, andG2532 his speakingG3056 is of no accountG1848.” 11SuchG5108 people should considerG3049 thatG3754 whatG3634 we areG1510 inG1223 our lettersG3588G3056G1992 when absentG548, we will be in our actionsG2041 when presentG3918.

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We do not dareG5111 to classifyG1469 orG2228 compareG4793 ourselvesG1438 with someG5100 whoG3588 commendG4921 themselvesG1438. When theyG846 measureG3354 themselvesG1438 byG1722 themselvesG1438 andG2532 compareG4793 themselvesG1438 with themselvesG1438, they show their ignoranceG3756G4920. 13WeG1473, howeverG1161, will not boastG3756G2744 beyond our limitsG1519G3588G280, but onlyG235 withinG2596 theG3588 field of influenceG3358G3588G2583 thatG3739 GodG2316 has assignedG3307 to usG1473—a fieldG3358 that reachesG2185 evenG2532 toG891 youG4771. 14We are not oversteppingG3756G5239 ourG1438 bounds, as ifG5613 we had not comeG3361G2185 toG1519 youG4771. IndeedG1063, we were the first to reachG5348G891 youG4771 withG1722 theG3588 gospelG2098 of ChristG5547.

15NeitherG3756 do we boastG2744 beyond our limitsG1519G3588G280 inG1722 the laborsG2873 of othersG245. ButG1161 we hope thatG2192G1680 as yourG4771 faithG4102 increasesG837, ourG1473 area of influenceG2583 amongG1722 youG4771 will greatly increaseG3170G1519G4050 as well, 16so thatG1519 we can preach the gospelG2097 in the regions beyondG5238 youG4771. Then we will not be boastingG3756G2744 inG1722 theG3588 work already doneG2092 inG1519 another man’sG245 territoryG2583.

17RatherG1161, “Let him whoG3588 boastsG2744 boastG2744 inG1722 the LordG2962.”1 18ForG1063 it isG1510 notG3756 theG3588 one who commendsG4921 himselfG1438 who is approvedG1384, butG235 the one whomG3739 theG3588 LordG2962 commendsG4921.