American Standard Version
"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
“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.”
“But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you.”
“But we will not boast beyond certain limits, but will confine our boasting according to the limits of the work to which God has appointed us, that reaches even as far as you.”
“But we will not glory beyond our measure: but according to the measure of the rule which God hath measured to us, a measure to reach even unto you.”
“We will not give glory to ourselves in over-great measure, but after the measure of the rule which God has given us, a measure which comes even to you.”
“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.”
For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.
Let such a one reckon this, that, what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present.
For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.
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.
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:
not glorying beyond our measure, that is, in other men’s labors; but having hope that, as your faith groweth, we shall be magnified in you according to our province unto further abundance,
so as to preach the gospel even unto the parts beyond you, and not to glory in another’s province in regard of things ready to our hand.