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2 Corinthians 10:8-16

8ForandifIshouldboastκαυχήσωμαιkauchēsōmaiG2744evenG2532somewhatmoreabundantlyofourauthorityἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849,whichtheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962hasgivenG1325[tous]forbuildingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619upandnotforyouroverthrowing,Ishallnotbeputtoshame;

9thatImaynotseemδόξωdoxōG1380asifIwasfrighteningyoubylettersἐπιστολῶν.epistolōnG1992:

10becausehislettersἐπιστολαὶepistolaiG1992,hesaysφησινphēsinG5346, [are]weightyβαρεῖαιbareiaiG926andstrongἰσχυραί,ischuraiG2478,buthispresenceπαρουσίαparousiaG3952inthebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983weakἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772,andhisspeechλόγοςlogosG3056naught.

11LetsuchaoneG3778thinkthis,thatsuchG5108asweareG1510inwordλόγῳlogōG3056bylettersἐπιστολῶνepistolōnG1992[when]absentἀπόντες,apontesG548,suchG5108alsoκαὶkaiG2532presentindeedG2041.

12ForwedareτολμῶμενtolmōmenG5111notclassourselvesorcompareourselveswithsomewhocommendσυνιστανόντων·sunistanontōnG4921themselves;butthese, measuringthemselvesbythemselves,andcomparingthemselveswiththemselves,arenotintelligent.

13NowG1161wewillnotboastκαυχησόμεθαkauchēsomethaG2744outofmeasureμέτρονmetronG3358,butaccordingκατὰkataG2596tothemeasureμέτρουmetrouG3358oftherulewhichtheGodθεὸςtheosG2316ofmeasureG3358hasapportionedtous,toreachtoyoualsoκαὶkaiG2532.

14Forwedonot,asnotreachingtoyou, overstretchourselves, (forwehavecomeG5348toyoualsoκαὶkaiG2532intheglad tidingsoftheChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547;)

15notboastingκαυχώμενοιkauchōmenoiG2744outofmeasureἄμετραametraG280inotherpeople's labours,buthavinghopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680,yourfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102increasingG837,tobeenlargedamongstyou,accordingκατὰkataG2596toourrule,yetmoreabundantly

16toannouncetheglad tidingstothat[whichis]beyondyou,nottobeboastingκαυχήσασθαι.kauchēsasthaiG2744inanother'sruleofthingsmadereadyἕτοιμαhetoimaG2092tohand.

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