2 Corinthians 10:13
But we will not boast beyond certain limits, but will confine our boasting according to the limits of the work to which God has appointed us, that reaches even as far as you.
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- Rom 15:20 : 20 And in this way I desire to preach where Christ has not been named, so as not to build on another person’s foundation,
- 1 Cor 12:11 : 11 It is one and the same Spirit, distributing as he decides to each person, who produces all these things.
- 2 Cor 10:14-15 : 14 For we were not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach as far as you, because we were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel about Christ. 15 Nor do we boast beyond certain limits in the work done by others, but we hope that as your faith continues to grow, our work may be greatly expanded among you according to our limits,
- Eph 4:7 : 7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
- 1 Pet 4:10 : 10 Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.
- Ps 19:4 : 4 Yet its voice echoes throughout the earth; its words carry to the distant horizon. In the sky he has pitched a tent for the sun.
- Prov 25:14 : 14 Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain, so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.
- Isa 28:17 : 17 I will make justice the measuring line, fairness the plumb line; hail will sweep away the unreliable refuge, the floodwaters will overwhelm the hiding place.
- Matt 25:15 : 15 To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.
- Rom 10:18 : 18 But I ask, have they not heard? Yes, they have: Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.
- Rom 12:3 : 3 Conduct in Humility For by the grace given to me I say to every one of you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think, but to think with sober discernment, as God has distributed to each of you a measure of faith.
- Rom 12:6 : 6 And we have different gifts according to the grace given to us. If the gift is prophecy, that individual must use it in proportion to his faith.
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14 For we were not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach as far as you, because we were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel about Christ.
15 Nor do we boast beyond certain limits in the work done by others, but we hope that as your faith continues to grow, our work may be greatly expanded among you according to our limits,
16 so that we may preach the gospel in the regions that lie beyond you, and not boast of work already done in another person’s area.
17 But the one who boasts must boast in the Lord.
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11 Let such a person consider this: What we say by letters when we are absent, we also are in actions when we are present.
12 Paul’s Mission For we would not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who recommend themselves. But when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are without understanding.
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7 You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should reflect on this again: Just as he himself belongs to Christ, so too do we.
8 For if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of doing so.
9 I do not want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters,
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12 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may be able to answer those who take pride in outward appearance and not in what is in the heart.
13 For if we are out of our minds, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
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6 I have applied these things to myself and Apollos because of you, brothers and sisters, so that through us you may learn“not to go beyond what is written,” so that none of you will be puffed up in favor of the one against the other.
7 For who concedes you any superiority? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as though you did not?
8 Already you are satisfied! Already you are rich! You have become kings without us! I wish you had become kings so that we could reign with you!
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10 As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be stopped in the regions of Achaia.
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20 We did this as a precaution so that no one should blame us in regard to this generous gift we are administering.
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5 On behalf of such an individual I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except about my weaknesses.
6 For even if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I would be telling the truth, but I refrain from this so that no one may regard me beyond what he sees in me or what he hears from me,
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3 Conduct in Humility For by the grace given to me I say to every one of you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think, but to think with sober discernment, as God has distributed to each of you a measure of faith.
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9 It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
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4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we declare it, not to please people but God, who examines our hearts.
5 For we never appeared with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed– God is our witness–
6 nor to seek glory from people, either from you or from others,
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5 Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as if it were coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God,
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3 But I am sending these brothers so that our boasting about you may not be empty in this case, so that you may be ready just as I kept telling them.
4 For if any of the Macedonians should come with me and find that you are not ready to give, we would be humiliated(not to mention you) by this confidence we had in you.
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14 For if I have boasted to him about anything concerning you, I have not been embarrassed by you, but just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus about you has proved true as well.
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16 Nevertheless, let us live up to the standard that we have already attained.
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12 If others receive this right from you, are we not more deserving?But we have not made use of this right. Instead we endure everything so that we may not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
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12 And what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may eliminate any opportunity for those who want a chance to be regarded as our equals in the things they boast about.
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16 Paul’s Sufferings for Christ I say again, let no one think that I am a fool. But if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
17 What I am saying with this boastful confidence I do not say the way the Lord would. Instead it is, as it were, foolishness.
18 Since many are boasting according to human standards, I too will boast.
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12 Paul Defends His Changed Plans For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God– not by human wisdom but by the grace of God– we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.
13 For we do not write you anything other than what you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely
14 just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
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2 now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that(I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving according to human standards.
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17 So I boast in Christ Jesus about the things that pertain to God.
18 For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,
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7 An Eternal Weight of Glory But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.
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10 We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, we are dishonored!
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8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.
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19 Have you been thinking all this time that we have been defending ourselves to you? We are speaking in Christ before God, and everything we do, dear friends, is to build you up.
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10 Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive I may not have to deal harshly with you by using my authority– the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!
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24 I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.
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7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
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22 Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we really stronger than he is?
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5 For I consider myself not at all inferior to those“super-apostles.”
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5 For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake.
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2 But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God.