Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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 with the gospel of Christ. New Living Translation We are not reaching beyond these boundaries when we claim authority over you, as if we had never visited you. For we were the first to travel all the way to Corinth with the Good News of Christ. English Standard Version For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you. For we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ. Berean Standard Bible We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ. Berean Literal Bible For we are not overextending ourselves, as not reaching to you. For we came also as far as you in the gospel of Christ, King James Bible For 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: New King James Version For we are not overextending ourselves (as though our authority did not extend to you), for it was to you that we came with the gospel of Christ; New American Standard Bible For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we did not reach to you, for we were the first to come even as far as you in the gospel of Christ; NASB 1995 For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we did not reach to you, for we were the first to come even as far as you in the gospel of Christ; NASB 1977 For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we did not reach to you, for we were the first to come even as far as you in the gospel of Christ; Legacy Standard Bible For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we did not reach you, (for we were the first to come even as far as you in the gospel of Christ), Amplified Bible We are not overstepping the limits of our province, as if we did not [legitimately] reach to you, for we were the [very] first to come even as far as you with the good news of Christ. Christian Standard Bible For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we had not reached you, since we have come to you with the gospel of Christ. Holman Christian Standard Bible For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we had not reached you, since we have come to you with the gospel of Christ. American Standard Version For we stretch not ourselves overmuch, as though we reached not unto you: for we came even as far as unto you in the gospel of Christ: Contemporary English Version We are not bragging more than we should. After all, we did bring the message about Christ to you. English Revised Version For we stretch not ourselves overmuch, as though we reached not unto you: for we came even as far as unto you in the gospel of Christ: GOD'S WORD® Translation It's not as though we hadn't already been to Corinth. We're not overstating the facts. The fact is that we were the first to arrive in Corinth with the Good News about Christ. Good News Translation And since you are within those limits, we were not going beyond them when we came to you, bringing the Good News about Christ. International Standard Version 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. Majority Standard Bible We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ. NET Bible 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. New Heart English Bible For we do not stretch ourselves too much, as though we did not reach to you. For we came even as far as to you with the Good News of Christ, Webster's Bible Translation For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not to you; for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ: Weymouth New Testament For there is no undue stretch of authority on our part, as though it did not extend to you. We pressed on even to Corinth, and were the first to proclaim to you the Good News of the Christ. World English Bible For we don’t stretch ourselves too much, as though we didn’t reach to you. For we came even as far as to you with the Good News of Christ, Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor we do not stretch ourselves too much, as not reaching to you, for even to you we came in the good news of the Christ, Berean Literal Bible For we are not overextending ourselves, as not reaching to you. For we came also as far as you in the gospel of Christ, Young's Literal Translation for not as not reaching to you do we stretch ourselves overmuch, for even unto you did we come in the good news of the Christ, Smith's Literal Translation For not as reaching to you we stretch beyond ourselves: for also even to you we came before in the good news of Christ: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as if we reached not unto you. For we are come as far as to you in the gospel of Christ. Catholic Public Domain Version For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we are not able to reach as far as you are able. For we have gone even as far as you have in the Gospel of Christ. New American Bible For we are not overreaching ourselves, as though we did not reach you; we indeed first came to you with the gospel of Christ. New Revised Standard Version For we were not overstepping our limits when we reached you; we were the first to come all the way to you with the good news of Christ. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIt is not because we are unable to climb where you are; nor are trying to misrepresent ourselves; for we have climbed where we are through the gospel of Christ: Aramaic Bible in Plain English For it was not as if we did not arrive unto you, for we joined ourselves as far as unto you. We arrived with The Gospel of The Messiah. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor we do not stretch ourselves too far, as if we did not come to you: for even as far as to you, have we already come in the gospel of the Christ, Godbey New Testament For not as not reaching unto you do we stretch ourselves, for we have advanced in the gospel of Christ even unto you: Haweis New Testament For we stretch not our pretensions beyond bounds, as though we reached not unto you; for we have advanced even unto you in the gospel of Christ: Mace New Testament for I do not stretch beyond my limits to take you in; since in preaching the gospel of Christ, we are advanced even to you. Weymouth New Testament For there is no undue stretch of authority on our part, as though it did not extend to you. We pressed on even to Corinth, and were the first to proclaim to you the Good News of the Christ. Worrell New Testament For we stretch not ourselves overmuch, as if not reaching to you; for we came even as far as to you in the Gospel of Christ; Worsley New Testament For we do not stretch ourselves beyond measure, as though we were not commissioned to come unto you; for we have reached even to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Paul's Apostolic Authority…13We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you. 14 We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ. 15Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,… Cross References Acts 18:1-11 After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. / There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them, / and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was. ... 1 Corinthians 3:6-10 I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. / So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. / He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. ... 1 Corinthians 4:15 Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. 1 Corinthians 9:1-2 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord? / Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. 2 Corinthians 1:14 as you have already understood us in part, that you may boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus. 2 Corinthians 3:1-3 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you? / You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone. / It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. 2 Corinthians 5:12 We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart. 2 Corinthians 7:2-4 Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one. / I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you. / Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows. Romans 15:18-20 I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed, / by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ. / In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation. Philippians 2:16 as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain. Galatians 2:8 For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles. 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20 After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? / You are indeed our glory and our joy. Isaiah 52:15 so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard. Isaiah 49:6 He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.” Isaiah 66:19 I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations. Treasury of Scripture For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not to you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ: we stretch not. 2 Corinthians 3:1-3 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? … Romans 15:18,19 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, … 1 Corinthians 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. the gospel. 2 Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. Jump to Previous Authority Boasting Case Christ Corinth Extend Far First Glad Good Gospel Measure Need News Ourselves Part Preaching Pressed Proclaim Reach Reached Reaching Seem Stretch Tidings Undue WayJump to Next Authority Boasting Case Christ Corinth Extend Far First Glad Good Gospel Measure Need News Ourselves Part Preaching Pressed Proclaim Reach Reached Reaching Seem Stretch Tidings Undue Way2 Corinthians 10 1. Against the false apostles, who disgraced the weakness of his person and bodily presence, 4. he shows the spiritual might and authority with which he was armed against all adverse powers; 7. assuring those who at his coming he will be found as mighty in word as he is now in writing; 12. and encouraging them to reach out themselves beyond their compass. We are not overextending ourselves The phrase "overextending ourselves" suggests a boundary or limit that should not be crossed. In the Greek, the word used here is "ὑπερεκτείνω" (hyperekteinō), which implies stretching beyond one's measure or capacity. Paul is addressing accusations that he and his companions are claiming authority or influence beyond their rightful sphere. In a conservative Christian perspective, this highlights the importance of recognizing God-given boundaries and responsibilities. Paul is asserting that his ministry is within the limits God has set for him, emphasizing the need for integrity and humility in Christian leadership. as though we had not come to you For we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ For we are come as far as to you also.--The word for "come" (not the usual verb) is one which almost always in the New Testament, as in classical Greek, carries with it the sense of anticipation, "getting before others." (See Note on Matthew 12:28.) And this is obviously St. Paul's meaning. "We were the first to come," he says, "as working within our limits; the very fact that we did so come being a proof of it." They (his rivals) came afterwards, and were intruders. On Corinth, as the then limit of his work, see Note on the preceding verse. Verse 14. - As though we reached not unto you. In including you within the reach of our measuring line, we are guilty neither of presumption nor of intrusion. Your Church is a part of our legitimate province and range of work (Acts 18:1, 4). We are come as far as to you; rather, we anticipated others in coming to you; "we were the first to come as far as unto you." To St. Paul belonged the undisputed glory of having first introduced the gospel into the regions of Macedonia and Achaia.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek We are not oversteppingὑπερεκτείνομεν (hyperekteinomen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 5239: To over-stretch, stretch out beyond the measure assigned to me. From huper and ekteino; to extend inordinately. our [bounds], ἑαυτούς (heautous) Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1438: Himself, herself, itself. as if ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. we had not come ἐφικνούμενοι (ephiknoumenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2185: To come to, reach as far as. From epi and a cognate of heko; to arrive upon, i.e. Extend to. to εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. you. ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. Indeed, γὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. we were the first to reach ἐφθάσαμεν (ephthasamen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 5348: Apparently a primary verb; to be beforehand, i.e. Anticipate or precede; by extension, to have arrived at. you ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. with ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. gospel εὐαγγελίῳ (euangeliō) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 2098: From the same as euaggelizo; a good message, i.e. The gospel. of Christ. Χριστοῦ (Christou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. Links 2 Corinthians 10:14 NIV2 Corinthians 10:14 NLT 2 Corinthians 10:14 ESV 2 Corinthians 10:14 NASB 2 Corinthians 10:14 KJV 2 Corinthians 10:14 BibleApps.com 2 Corinthians 10:14 Biblia Paralela 2 Corinthians 10:14 Chinese Bible 2 Corinthians 10:14 French Bible 2 Corinthians 10:14 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 10:14 For we don't stretch ourselves too much (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) |
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