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,^(A) 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^(B) with the gospel of Christ.^{(C) 15} Neither do we go beyond our limits^(D) by boasting of work done by others.^(E) Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow,^(F) our sphere of activity among you will greatly expand,