2 Corinthians 10:13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 But we will not boast beyond measure but will keep to the limits[a] God has apportioned us, namely, to reach even to you.
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- 10:13 Will keep to the limits: the notion of proper limits is expressed here by two terms with overlapping meanings, metron and kanōn, which are played off against several expressions denoting overreaching or expansion beyond a legitimate sphere.
2 Corinthians 10:13
King James Version
13 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.
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