II Corinthians 10:13
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Corinthians 10:13 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But 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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
We, however, will not give way to unlimited boasting, but will confine ourselves to the limits of the sphere to which God limited us, when he permitted us to come as far as Corinth.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wir aber wollen uns nicht ins Maßlose rühmen, sondern nach dem Maße des Wirkungskreises, den der Gott des Maßes uns zugeteilt hat, um auch bis zu euch zu gelangen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Nosotros empero, no nos gloriaremos fuera de nuestra medida, sino conforme á la medida de la regla, de la medida que Dios nos repartió, para llegar aun hasta vosotros.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Nós, porém, não nos orgulharemos além da medida, mas sim conforme a medida da extensão que Deus repartiu conosco, medida que também vos alcança.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Nós, entretanto, não nos gloriaremos além dos limites; mas o faremos somente nos limites que Deus nos designou, os quais vos alcançam.
📖 II Corinthians 10:13 in Context
11Let 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.
12For 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.
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.
14For 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:
15Not 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,
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