14 For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we[a] had not reached you, because we have reached even as far as you with the gospel of Christ, 15 not boasting beyond limits[b] in the labors of others, but having hope that as your faith is growing to be enlarged greatly by you according to our assignment, 16 so that we may proclaim the gospel in the regions that lie beyond you, and not boast in the things accomplished in the area assigned to someone else.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 10:14 Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“reached”) which is understood as conditional
  2. 2 Corinthians 10:15 Literally “to the things immeasurable”

14 We are not going too far in our boasting, as would be the case if we had not come to you, for we did get as far as you(A) with the gospel of Christ.(B) 15 Neither do we go beyond our limits(C) by boasting of work done by others.(D) Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow,(E) our sphere of activity among you will greatly expand, 16 so that we can preach the gospel(F) in the regions beyond you.(G) For we do not want to boast about work already done in someone else’s territory.

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