10 But (A)by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, (B)yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

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10 But by the grace(A) of God I am what I am, and his grace to me(B) was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them(C)—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.(D)

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13 I can do all things (A)through [a]Christ who strengthens me.

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 4:13 NU Him who

13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.(A)

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(A)Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but (B)our sufficiency is from God,

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Not that we are competent in ourselves(A) to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.(B)

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13 for (A)it is God who works in you both to will and to do (B)for His good pleasure.

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13 for it is God who works in you(A) to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.(B)

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(A)of which I became a minister (B)according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by (C)the effective working of His power.

Purpose of the Mystery

To me, (D)who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles (E)the unsearchable riches of Christ,

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I became a servant of this gospel(A) by the gift of God’s grace given me(B) through the working of his power.(C) Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people,(D) this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles(E) the boundless riches of Christ,(F)

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(for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the (A)circumcised (B)also (C)worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles),

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For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle(A) to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle(B) to the Gentiles.

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Limits of Paul’s Authority

12 (A)For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. 13 (B)We, however, will not boast beyond measure, but within the limits of the sphere which God appointed us—a sphere which especially includes you. 14 For we are not overextending ourselves (as though our authority did not extend to you), (C)for it was to you that we came with the gospel of Christ; 15 not boasting of things beyond measure, that is, (D)in other men’s labors, but having hope, that as your faith is increased, we shall be greatly enlarged by you in our sphere, 16 to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man’s sphere of accomplishment.

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12 We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves.(A) When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise. 13 We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the sphere of service God himself has assigned to us,(B) a sphere that also includes you. 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(C) with the gospel of Christ.(D) 15 Neither do we go beyond our limits(E) by boasting of work done by others.(F) Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow,(G) our sphere of activity among you will greatly expand, 16 so that we can preach the gospel(H) in the regions beyond you.(I) For we do not want to boast about work already done in someone else’s territory.

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that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in (A)His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. (B)For by grace you have been saved (C)through faith, and that not of yourselves; (D)it is the gift of God,

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in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace,(A) expressed in his kindness(B) to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace(C) you have been saved,(D) through faith(E)—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—

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Signs of an Apostle

11 I have become (A)a fool [a]in boasting; you have compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you; for (B)in nothing was I behind the most eminent apostles, though (C)I am nothing.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 12:11 NU omits in boasting

Paul’s Concern for the Corinthians

11 I have made a fool of myself,(A) but you drove me to it. I ought to have been commended by you, for I am not in the least inferior to the “super-apostles,”[a](B) even though I am nothing.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 12:11 Or the most eminent apostles

Serve God with Spiritual Gifts

For I say, (A)through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, (B)not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt (C)to each one a measure of faith.

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Humble Service in the Body of Christ

For by the grace given me(A) I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.

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Marks of the Ministry

We then, as (A)workers together with Him also (B)plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

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As God’s co-workers(A) we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.(B)

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17 Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus (A)in the things which pertain to God. 18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things (B)which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, (C)to make the Gentiles obedient— 19 (D)in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. 20 And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, (E)lest I should build on another man’s foundation,

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17 Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus(A) in my service to God.(B) 18 I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles(C) to obey God(D) by what I have said and done— 19 by the power of signs and wonders,(E) through the power of the Spirit of God.(F) So from Jerusalem(G) all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.(H) 20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel(I) where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.(J)

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(A)by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless (B)you believed in vain.

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By this gospel you are saved,(A) if you hold firmly(B) to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

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