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2 Corinthians 10:8-16

8ForγὰρgarG1063thoughἐάνeanG1437τεteG5037I should boastκαυχήσωμαιkauchēsōmaiG2744G2532somewhatτιtiG5100moreG4053ofπερὶperiG4012ourG1473authorityτῆς ἐξουσίαςtēs exousiasG3588 G1849,whichἧςhēsG3739the Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962hath givenἔδωκενedōkenG1325usG1473forεἰςeisG1519edificationοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619,andG2532notοὐκoukG3756forεἰςeisG1519yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771destructionκαθαίρεσινkathairesinG2506,I shouldG153notοὐκoukG3756be ashamedαἰσχυνθήσομαι·aischunthēsomaiG153:

9ThatἵναinaG2443I mayG1380notμὴmēG3361seemδόξωdoxōG1380asὡςhōsG5613ifἂνanG302I would terrifyἐκφοβεῖνekphobeinG1629youὑμᾶςhumasG4771byδιὰdiaG1223lettersτῶν ἐπιστολῶν.tōn epistolōnG3588 G1992.

10αἱhaiG3588ἡhēG3588ForὅτιhotiG3754hislettersἐπιστολαὶepistolaiG1992,μένmenG3303say theyφησινphēsinG5346, areweightyβαρεῖαιbareiaiG926andκαὶkaiG2532powerfulἰσχυραί,ischuraiG2478;butδὲdeG1161hisbodilyτοῦ σώματοςtou sōmatosG3588 G4983presenceπαρουσίαparousiaG3952isweakἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772,andκαὶkaiG2532hisspeechὁ λόγοςho logosG3588 G3056contemptibleἐξουθενημένος.exouthenēmenosG1848.

11ὁhoG3588LetG3049such an oneτοιοῦτοςtoioutosG5108thinkG3049thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,thatὅτιhotiG3754,such asοἷοίhoioiG3634we areἐσμενesmenG1510in wordτῷ λόγῳtō logōG3588 G3056byδι᾽di᾽G1223lettersἐπιστολῶνepistolōnG1992when we are absentἀπόντες,apontesG548,suchτοιοῦτοιtoioutoiG5108will we bealsoκαὶkaiG2532in deedτῷ ἔργῳ.¶tō ergōG3588 G2041when we are presentπαρόντεςparontesG3918.

12τῶνtōnG3588ForγὰρgarG1063we dareτολμῶμενtolmōmenG5111notΟὐOuG3756make ourselves of the numberἐγκρῖναιegkrinaiG1469,orἢēG2228compareσυγκρῖναιsugkrinaiG4793ourselvesἑαυτούςhe'autousG1438with someτισινtisinG5100that commendσυνιστανόντων·sunistanontōnG4921themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theyαὐτοὶautoiG846measuringμετροῦντεςmetrountesG3354themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438byἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,andκαὶkaiG2532comparingσυγκρίνοντεςsugkrinontesG4793themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438among themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,areG4920notοὐouG3756wiseG4920.

13ButδὲdeG1161weG1473willG2744notG3780boastκαυχησόμεθαkauchēsomethaG2744ofεἰςeisG1519thingsτὰtaG3588withoutG280ourmeasureἄμετραametraG280,butἀλλὰallaG235according toκατὰkataG2596the measureτὸ μέτρονto metronG3588 G3358of the ruleτοῦ κανόνοςtou kanonosG3588 G2583whichοὗhouG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hath distributedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307to usG1473,a measureμέτρουmetrouG3358to reachἐφικέσθαιephikesthaiG2185evenκαὶkaiG2532untoἄχριachriG891youὑμῶν.humōnG4771.

14ForγὰρgarG1063we stretchG5239notοὐouG3756ourselvesἑαυτούς·he'autousG1438beyondG5239our measure,as thoughὡςhōsG5613we reachedἐφικνούμενοιephiknoumenoiG2185notμὴmēG3361untoεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771:forγὰρgarG1063we are comeἐφθάσαμενephthasamenG5348as far asἄχριachriG891to youὑμῶνhumōnG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722preachingthe gospelτῷ εὐαγγελίῳtō euangeliōG3588 G2098of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ·tou ChristouG3588 G5547:

15NotοὐκoukG3756boastingκαυχώμενοιkauchōmenoiG2744ofεἰςeisG1519thingsτὰtaG3588withoutG280ourmeasureἄμετραametraG280, that is,ofἐνenG1722other men’sἀλλοτρίοιςallotrioisG245laboursκόποις,kopoisG2873;butδὲdeG1161havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680, whenyourὑμῶνhumōnG4771faithτῆς πίστεωςtēs pisteōsG3588 G4102is increasedαὐξανομένηςauxanomenēsG837,that we shall be enlargedμεγαλυνθῆναιmegalunthēnaiG3170byἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771accordingκατὰkataG2596toεἰςeisG1519ourG1473ruleτὸν κανόναton kanonaG3588 G2583abundantlyπερισσείαν,perisseianG4050,

16To preach the gospelεὐαγγελίσασθαι,euangelisasthaiG2097inεἰςeisG1519theG3588regionsbeyondὑπερέκειναhuperekeinaG5238youὑμῶνhumōnG4771, andnotοὐκoukG3756to boastκαυχήσασθαι.kauchēsasthaiG2744inἐνenG1722another man’sἀλλοτρίῳallotriōG245line of thingsκανόνιkanoniG2583made readyG3588 G2092toεἰςeisG1519our handG3588 G2092.

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