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We will boast only about what has happened within the boundaries of the work God has given us, which includes our working with you. <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> But we will not boast beyond limits, but will boast only with regard to the area of influence God assigned to us, to reach even to you. <a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> We, 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. <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But we will not boast into the things beyond measure, but according to the measure of the area that God has assigned to us, a measure to reach also as far as you. <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/10.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/10.htm">New King James Version</a> We, however, will not boast beyond measure, but within the limits of the sphere which God appointed us—a sphere which especially includes you. <a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But we will not boast beyond our measure, but within the measure of the domain which God assigned to us as a measure, to reach even as far as you. <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> But we will not boast beyond our measure, but within the measure of the sphere which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even as far as you. <a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But we will not boast beyond our measure, but within the measure of the sphere which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even as far as you. <a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But we will not boast beyond our measure, but within the measure of the area of influence which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even as far as you. <a href="/amp/2_corinthians/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> We, on the other hand, will not boast beyond our proper limit, but [will keep] within the limits of our commission (territory, authority) which God has granted to us as a measure, which reaches and includes even you. <a href="/csb/2_corinthians/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> We, however, will not boast beyond measure but according to the measure of the area of ministry that God has assigned to us, which reaches even to you. <a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> We, however, will not boast beyond measure but according to the measure of the area of ministry that God has assigned to us, which reaches even to you. <a href="/asv/2_corinthians/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/2_corinthians/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> We won't brag about something we don't have a right to brag about. We will only brag about the work God has sent us to do, and you are part of that work. <a href="/erv/2_corinthians/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> How can we brag about things that no one can evaluate? Instead, we will only brag about what God has given us to do-coming to [the city of Corinth] where you live. <a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> As for us, however, our boasting will not go beyond certain limits; it will stay within the limits of the work which God has set for us, and this includes our work among you. <a href="/isv/2_corinthians/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/msb/2_corinthians/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> We, 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. <a href="/net/2_corinthians/10.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you. <a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 to you. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> We, however, will not exceed due limits in our boasting, but will keep within the limits of the sphere which God has assigned to us as a limit, which reaches even to you. <a href="/web/2_corinthians/10.htm">World English Bible</a> But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and we will not boast ourselves in regard to the unmeasured things, but after the measure of the line that the God of measure appointed to us—to reach even to you; <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But we will not boast into the things beyond measure, but according to the measure of the area that God has assigned to us, a measure to reach also as far as you. <a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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; <a href="/slt/2_corinthians/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And we boast not of things immeasurable, but according to the measure of the rule which the God of measure divided to us, to reach even also to you.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Thus, we will not glory beyond our measure, but rather according to the measure of the limit which God has measured out to us, a measure which extends even to you. <a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/10.htm">New American Bible</a> But we will not boast beyond measure but will keep to the limits God has apportioned us, namely, to reach even to you. <a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> We, however, will not boast beyond limits, but will keep within the field that God has assigned to us, to reach out even as far as you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> We do not boast beyond our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God has distributed to us, a measure to reach even to you. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_corinthians/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But we do not boast beyond our size, but by the measure of the limits that God has distributed to us, to reach also as far as to you.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But we will not boast ourselves with respect to regions not measured to us; but according to the measure of the line which God, who measures, has appointed for us to reach even to you. <a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> But we will not boast in things without measure, but according to the measure of the rule which measure God has measured to us, to reach even unto you. <a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But we will not glory in things beyond our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath marked out for us?a measure that hath reached even unto you. <a href="/mace/2_corinthians/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a> I will not boast of any thing done without my province, but confine myself within that line by which God has mark'd out my bounds, and in which you are included. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> We, however, will not exceed due limits in our boasting, but will keep within the limits of the sphere which God has assigned to us as a limit, which reaches even to you. <a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> But we will not glory beyond our measure, but according to the measure of the limit which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even to you. <a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> But we will not glory of things beyond our bounds, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath given to us, a measure to come even unto you. <a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/10-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ddheG4hMg28?start=1821" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/10.htm">Paul's Apostolic Authority</a> …12We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance. 13<a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmeis (PPro-N1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">We,</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">however,</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/2744.htm" title="2744: kauchēsometha (V-FIM-1P) -- To boast; I glory (exult) proudly. From some base akin to that of aucheo and euchomai; to vaunt.">will not boast</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/280.htm" title="280: ametra (Adj-ANP) -- Not measurable, immeasurable, to a limitless degree. Immoderate.">beyond our limits,</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">but only</a> <a href="/greek/2596.htm" title="2596: kata (Prep) -- A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).">within</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3358.htm" title="3358: metron (N-ANS) -- An apparently primary word; a measure, literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion.">field of influence</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2583.htm" title="2583: kanonos (N-GMS) -- From kane; a rule, i.e. a standard; by implication, a boundary, i.e. a sphere."></a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hou (RelPro-GMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/3307.htm" title="3307: emerisen (V-AIA-3S) -- From meros; to part, i.e. to apportion, bestow, share, or to disunite, differ.">has assigned</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmin (PPro-D1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">to us—</a> <a href="/greek/3358.htm" title="3358: metrou (N-GNS) -- An apparently primary word; a measure, literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion.">a field</a> <a href="/greek/2185.htm" title="2185: ephikesthai (V-ANM) -- To come to, reach as far as. From epi and a cognate of heko; to arrive upon, i.e. Extend to.">that reaches</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">even</a> <a href="/greek/891.htm" title="891: achri (Prep) -- As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to.">to</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you.</a> 14We 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/romans/12-3.htm">Romans 12:3</a> For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you. <a href="/galatians/2-7.htm">Galatians 2:7-9</a> On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised. / For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles. / And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-5.htm">1 Corinthians 3:5-9</a> What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role. / 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. ... <a href="/ephesians/4-7.htm">Ephesians 4:7</a> Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ. <a href="/acts/13-46.htm">Acts 13:46-47</a> Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. / For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’” <a href="/1_corinthians/9-16.htm">1 Corinthians 9:16-18</a> Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! / If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility. / What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it. <a href="/1_corinthians/4-15.htm">1 Corinthians 4:15</a> 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. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-10.htm">1 Corinthians 15:10</a> But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. <a href="/philippians/3-16.htm">Philippians 3:16</a> Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have already attained. <a href="/1_peter/4-10.htm">1 Peter 4:10-11</a> As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another. / If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen. <a href="/matthew/25-14.htm">Matthew 25:14-30</a> For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions. / To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey. / The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more. ... <a href="/acts/20-24.htm">Acts 20:24</a> But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace. <a href="/romans/15-18.htm">Romans 15:18-20</a> 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. <a href="/1_corinthians/12-4.htm">1 Corinthians 12:4-11</a> There are different gifts, but the same Spirit. / There are different ministries, but the same Lord. / There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people. ... <a href="/1_timothy/1-12.htm">1 Timothy 1:12-14</a> I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service. / I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy. / And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God has distributed to us, a measure to reach even to you.we will not.<a href="/2_corinthians/10-15.htm">2 Corinthians 10:15</a> Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,<a href="/proverbs/25-14.htm">Proverbs 25:14</a> Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.according.<a href="/2_corinthians/10-14.htm">2 Corinthians 10:14</a> 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:<a href="/matthew/25-15.htm">Matthew 25:15</a> And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.<a href="/romans/12-6.htm">Romans 12:6</a> Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;rule.<a href="/psalms/19-4.htm">Psalm 19:4</a> Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,<a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Isaiah 28:17</a> Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.<a href="/romans/10-18.htm">Romans 10:18</a> But I say, Have they not heard? 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This reflects the biblical principle of humility found in <a href="/proverbs/27-2.htm">Proverbs 27:2</a>, "Let another praise you, and not your own mouth." Paul acknowledges the boundaries set by God, aligning with the teaching in <a href="/romans/12-3.htm">Romans 12:3</a> about not thinking of oneself more highly than one ought.but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us Paul recognizes his apostolic authority as divinely appointed, not self-assumed. This echoes the concept of divine calling seen in <a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5</a>, where God appoints Jeremiah as a prophet. The "field of influence" suggests a specific mission field, akin to the territories assigned to the tribes of Israel in <a href="/joshua/13.htm">Joshua 13-21</a>, indicating God's sovereign distribution of roles and responsibilities.a field that reaches even to you Paul's ministry extends to the Corinthians, affirming his legitimate authority over them. This connection is rooted in <a href="/acts/18.htm">Acts 18:1-11</a>, where Paul establishes the church in Corinth. The phrase underscores the fulfillment of the Great Commission (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>), as Paul's influence spreads the gospel to the Gentiles, fulfilling God's promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed through his seed (<a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of 2 Corinthians, addressing the church in Corinth. He is defending his ministry and authority against false apostles. 2. <a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a> A major city in ancient Greece, known for its wealth and immorality. The church in Corinth faced many challenges, including divisions and false teachings. 3. <a href="/topical/f/false_apostles.htm">False Apostles</a> Individuals who were challenging Paul's authority and boasting about their own credentials and achievements.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_our_god-given_limits.htm">Understanding Our God-Given Limits</a> Recognize that God assigns each of us a specific field of influence. We should focus on fulfilling our responsibilities within that sphere rather than overreaching. <a href="/topical/a/avoiding_comparisons_and_boasting.htm">Avoiding Comparisons and Boasting</a> It is important to avoid comparing ourselves to others or boasting about achievements outside of what God has given us. Our confidence should be in God's assignment, not in human approval. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_our_assigned_field.htm">Faithfulness in Our Assigned Field</a> Be diligent and faithful in the work God has given you. Whether it seems large or small, it is significant in God's eyes. <a href="/topical/h/humility_in_ministry.htm">Humility in Ministry</a> Approach ministry with humility, acknowledging that any success is due to God's grace and not personal merit. <a href="/topical/r/recognizing_god's_sovereignty.htm">Recognizing God's Sovereignty</a> Trust in God's sovereignty in assigning roles and responsibilities. He knows best where we can be most effective for His kingdom.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_corinthians/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) But we will not boast of things without our measure.--The words imply, of course, that his opponents were doing this. He refers in it to the concordat established between himself and Barnabas, on the one hand, and Peter, James, and John on the other, to which he refers in <a href="/galatians/2-9.htm" title="And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go to the heathen, and they to the circumcision.">Galatians 2:9</a>. He had not transgressed the terms of that concordat by thrusting himself upon a Church which had been founded by one of the Apostles of the circumcision. He had gone, step by step, seeking "fresh fields and pastures new," till he had reached Corinth as, at present, the farthest limit of his work. In that apportionment of work, though it was a compact with human teachers, he saw the guidance of God; his opponents, on the other hand, had systematically violated it. They had come to the Church of Antioch, which had been founded by Paul and Barnabas (<a href="/acts/15-1.htm" title="And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brothers, and said, Except you be circumcised after the manner of Moses, you cannot be saved.">Acts 15:1</a>); they had followed in his footsteps in Galatia (see Introduction to Epistle to the Galatians); they were now stirring up strife and disloyalty at Corinth. We note as an undesigned coincidence that a few weeks or months later, as in <a href="/romans/15-19.htm" title="Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about to Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.">Romans 15:19</a>, he had preached the gospel as far as Illyricum, but this was during the time immediately following on the despatch of this Epistle, during which, on his way to Corinth, whence he wrote to Rome, he had "gone over those parts, and given them much exhortation" (<a href="/acts/20-2.htm" title="And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,">Acts 20:2</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - Will not boast of things without our measure. This might be rendered, "will not indulge in these immeasurable boastings;" but ver. 15 points to the sense, "we will not glory beyond our measure." Of the rule; i.e. of the measuring line. I will keep to the province and limit which God has assigned to me in my proper mea- sure. St. Paul declines the favourite office of being "other people's bishop ἀλλοτριοεπίσκοπος)" (<a href="/1_peter/4-15.htm">1 Peter 4:15</a>). Hath distributed; rather, apportioned. <a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/10-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>We, ἡμεῖς (hēmeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. however, δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. will not boast καυχησόμεθα (kauchēsometha) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2744.htm">Strong's 2744: </a> To boast; I glory (exult) proudly. From some base akin to that of aucheo and euchomai; to vaunt. beyond our limits, ἄμετρα (ametra) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_280.htm">Strong's 280: </a> Not measurable, immeasurable, to a limitless degree. Immoderate. but only ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. within κατὰ (kata) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_2596.htm">Strong's 2596: </a> A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. field of influence μέτρον (metron) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3358.htm">Strong's 3358: </a> An apparently primary word; a measure, literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion. that οὗ (hou) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. has assigned ἐμέρισεν (emerisen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3307.htm">Strong's 3307: </a> From meros; to part, i.e. to apportion, bestow, share, or to disunite, differ. to us— ἡμῖν (hēmin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. a field μέτρου (metrou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3358.htm">Strong's 3358: </a> An apparently primary word; a measure, literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion. that reaches ἐφικέσθαι (ephikesthai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle <a href="/greek/strongs_2185.htm">Strong's 2185: </a> To come to, reach as far as. From epi and a cognate of heko; to arrive upon, i.e. Extend to. even καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. to ἄχρι (achri) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_891.htm">Strong's 891: </a> As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to. you. ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. 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