2 Corinthians 10:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.”

2 Corinthians 10:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Corinthians 10:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Corinthians 10:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you.”

2 Corinthians 10:13 — World English Bible

2 Corinthians 10:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But we will not glory beyond our measure, but according to the measure of the province which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even unto you.”

2 Corinthians 10:13 — American Standard Version

2 Corinthians 10:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and we in regard to the unmeasured things will not boast ourselves, but after the measure of the line that the God of measure did appoint to us--to reach even unto you;”

2 Corinthians 10:13 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Corinthians 10:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Now we will not boast out of measure, but according to the measure of the rule which the God of measure has apportioned to us, to reach to you also.”

2 Corinthians 10:13 — Darby Translation

2 Corinthians 10:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But we wil not reioyce of things, which are not within our measure, but according to the measure of the line, whereof God hath distributed vnto vs a measure to attaine euen vnto you.”

2 Corinthians 10:13 — Geneva Bible

2 Corinthians 10:13 in Context — 2 Corinthians 10

11 Que celui qui parle de la sorte considère que tels nous sommes en paroles dans nos lettres, étant absents, tels aussi nous sommes dans nos actes, étant présents.

12 Nous n’osons pas nous égaler ou nous comparer à quelques-uns de ceux qui se recommandent eux-mêmes. Mais, en se mesurant à leur propre mesure et en se comparant à eux-mêmes, ils manquent d’intelligence.

13 Pour nous, nous ne voulons pas nous glorifier hors de toute mesure; nous prendrons, au contraire, pour mesure les limites du partage que Dieu nous a assigné, de manière à nous faire venir aussi jusqu’à vous.

14 Nous ne dépassons point nos limites, comme si nous n’étions pas venus jusqu’à vous; car c’est bien jusqu’à vous que nous sommes arrivés avec l’Évangile de Christ.

15 Ce n’est pas hors de toute mesure, ce n’est pas des travaux d’autrui, que nous nous glorifions; mais c’est avec l’espérance, si votre foi augmente, de grandir encore d’avantage parmi vous, selon les limites qui nous sont assignées,

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What Does 2 Corinthians 10:13 Mean?

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