2 Corinthians 10
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2 Corinthians 10:12-18

12For we do not presumeτολμῶμενtolmōmenG5111to rankἐγκρῖναιegkrinaiG1469orἢēG2228compareσυγκρῖναιsugkrinaiG4793ourselvesἑαυτούςhe'autousG1438withsomeτισινtisinG5100of thoseτῶνtōnG3588whocommendσυνιστανόντων·sunistanontōnG4921themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438; but when theymeasureμετροῦντεςmetrountesG3354themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438by themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438and compareσυγκρίνοντεςsugkrinontesG4793themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438with themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,they haveG4920noG3756understandingσυνιᾶσιν.suniasinG4920.
13But we will not boastκαυχησόμεθαkauchēsomethaG2744beyondεἰςeisG1519G280ourmeasureἄμετραametraG280, butwithinκατὰkataG2596the measureμέτρονmetronG3358of thedomainκανόνοςkanonosG2583whichοὗhouG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316assignedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307to us as a measureμέτρουmetrouG3358,to reachἐφικέσθαιephikesthaiG2185evenκαὶkaiG2532as farἄχριachriG891as you.
14For we are not overextendingὑπερεκτείνομενhuperekteinomenG5239ourselvesἑαυτούς·he'autousG1438,as ifὡςhōsG5613we did not reachἐφικνούμενοιephiknoumenoiG2185to you, forwe were the firstG5348toG5348comeG5348evenκαὶkaiG2532as farἄχριachriG891as you in thegospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547;
15not boastingκαυχώμενοιkauchōmenoiG2744beyondεἰςeisG1519G280ourmeasureἄμετραametraG280, that is, inotherἀλλοτρίοιςallotrioisG245people’sG245laborsκόποις,kopoisG2873,but with the hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680that asyour faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102growsαὐξανομένηςauxanomenēsG837, we will be,withinκατὰkataG2596ourdomainκανόναkanonaG2583,enlargedμεγαλυνθῆναιmegalunthēnaiG3170evenεἰςeisG1519moreπερισσείαν,perisseianG4050by you,
16soG1519as topreachG2097the gospelG2097even tothe regionsG5238beyondG5238you, andnot to boastκαυχήσασθαι.kauchēsasthaiG2744in whatG2092has been accomplishedG2092in the domainκανόνιkanoniG2583of anotherἀλλοτρίῳallotriōG245.
17Butthe one who boastsκαυχώμενοςkauchōmenosG2744is to boastκαυχάσθω·kauchasthōG2744in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.
18For it is not the one whocommendsσυνιστάνων,sunistanōnG4921himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438that is approvedδόκιμος,dokimosG1384, but the onewhomὃνhonG3739the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962commendsσυνίστησιν.¶sunistēsinG4921.
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