13But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.
13But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.
10 For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
11 Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.
12 For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
13 But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.
14 For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:
15 Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men’s labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,
10:13We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the field God has assigned to us, a field that reaches even to you.
10:13But we will not glory beyond our measure; but according to the measure of the rule, which God hath measured to us, a measure to reach even unto you.
10:13But we will not glory beyond our measure, but according to the measure of the province which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even unto you.
10:13Now we will not boast out of measure, but according to the measure of the rule which the God of measure has apportioned to us, to reach to you also.
10:13But we will not glory beyond our measure, but according to the measure of the province which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even unto you.
10:13But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even to you.
10:13But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you.
10:13and we in regard to the unmeasured things will not boast ourselves, but after the measure of the line that the God of measure did appoint to us — to reach even unto you;
10:13But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God has distributed to us, a measure to reach even to you.