2 Corinthians 10:12-18
Christian Standard Bible
12 For we don’t dare classify or compare ourselves with some who commend(A) themselves. But in measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves to themselves,(B) they lack understanding.(C) 13 We, however, will not boast beyond measure but according to the measure of the area of ministry that God has assigned(D) to us, which reaches even to you. 14 For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we had not reached you, since we have come to you with the gospel of Christ. 15 We are not boasting beyond measure about other people’s labors. On the contrary, we have the hope(E) that as your faith increases, our area of ministry will be greatly enlarged, 16 so that we may preach the gospel to the regions beyond you(F) without boasting about what has already been done in someone else’s area of ministry.(G) 17 So let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.[a](H) 18 For it is not the one commending himself who is approved, but the one the Lord commends.(I)
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- 10:17 Jr 9:24
2 Corinthians 10:12-18
International Standard Version
Paul’s Reason for Boasting
12 We would not dare put ourselves in the same class with, or compare ourselves to, those who recommend themselves. Whenever they measure themselves by their own standards or compare themselves among themselves, they show how foolish they are. 13 We will not boast about what cannot be evaluated. Instead, we will stay within the field that God assigned us, so as to reach even you. 14 For it is not as though we were overstepping our limits when we came to you. We were the first to reach you with the gospel of the Messiah.[a] 15 We are not boasting about work done by others that cannot be evaluated. On the contrary, we cherish the hope that your faith may continue to grow and enlarge our sphere of action among you until it overflows. 16 Then we can preach the gospel in the regions far beyond you without boasting about things already accomplished by someone else.
17 “The person who boasts should boast in the Lord.”[b] 18 It is not the person who commends himself who is approved, but the person whom the Lord commends.
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- 2 Corinthians 10:14 Or Christ
- 2 Corinthians 10:17 Jer 9:24; MT source citation reads Lord
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