2 Corinthians 10
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2 Corinthians 10:12-18

12For we are not boldτολμῶμενtolmōmenG5111to classἐγκρῖναιegkrinaiG1469orἢēG2228compareσυγκρῖναιsugkrinaiG4793ourselvesἑαυτούςhe'autousG1438withsomeτισινtisinG5100of thoseτῶνtōnG3588whocommendσυνιστανόντων·sunistanontōnG4921themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438;but when they measureμετροῦντεςmetrountesG3354themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438by themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438and compareσυγκρίνοντεςsugkrinontesG4793themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438with themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,they are withoutG3756understandingσυνιᾶσιν.suniasinG4920.
13But we will not boastκαυχησόμεθαkauchēsomethaG2744beyondεἰςeisG1519G280ourmeasureἄμετραametraG280, butwithinκατὰkataG2596the measureμέτρονmetronG3358of the sphereκανόνοςkanonosG2583whichοὗhouG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316apportionedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307to us as a measureμέτρουmetrouG3358,to reachἐφικέσθαιephikesthaiG2185evenκαὶkaiG2532as farἄχριachriG891as you.
14For we are not overextendingὑπερεκτείνομενhuperekteinomenG5239ourselvesἑαυτούς·he'autousG1438,as ifὡςhōsG5613we did not reachἐφικνούμενοιephiknoumenoiG2185to you, forwe were the firstG5348to comeG5348evenκαὶkaiG2532as farἄχριachriG891as you in thegospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547;
15not boastingκαυχώμενοιkauchōmenoiG2744beyondεἰςeisG1519G280ourmeasureἄμετραametraG280, that is, inotherἀλλοτρίοιςallotrioisG245men’sG245laborsκόποις,kopoisG2873,but with the hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680that asyour faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102growsαὐξανομένηςauxanomenēsG837, we will be,withinκατὰkataG2596our sphereκανόναkanonaG2583,enlargedμεγαλυνθῆναιmegalunthēnaiG3170evenεἰςeisG1519moreπερισσείαν,perisseianG4050by you,
16soG1519as topreachG2097the gospelG2097even tothe regions beyondὑπερέκειναhuperekeinaG5238you, andnot to boastκαυχήσασθαι.kauchēsasthaiG2744in whatG2092has been accomplishedG2092in the sphereκανόνιkanoniG2583of anotherἀλλοτρίῳallotriōG245.
17Buthe who boastsκαυχώμενοςkauchōmenosG2744is to boastκαυχάσθω·kauchasthōG2744in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.
18For it is not he whocommendsσυνιστάνων,sunistanōnG4921himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438that is approvedδόκιμος,dokimosG1384, but hewhomὃνhonG3739the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962commendsσυνίστησιν.¶sunistēsinG4921.
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