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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: |
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; |
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; |
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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. |
For we are not overstepping the limits of our province and stretching beyond our ability to reach, as though we reached no (had no legitimate mission) to you, for we were [the very first] to come even as far as to you with the good news (the Gospel) of Christ. |
For we did not extend ourselves beyond the prescribed limit as though we did not reach as far as to you, for we came as far as to you in announcing the good news about the Christ, |
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We do not exceed our duty when we embrace your interests, for it was our preaching of the gospel which brought us into contact with you. |
For I am not overstepping my authority, as though I should not reach you, for I was the very first to reach as far as you with the good news of Christ. |
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- 7. The Covering, Restraint, and Supply of the Body of Christ; The Body of Christ: A Reality - Watchman Nee In this chapter we shall look into a few more matters related to the body of Christ.
- Passivity Through Wrong Ideas of Humility; War On the Saints - Jesse Penn-Lewis The believer consents in accepting “death,” to let it be carried out in a “nothingness” and a “self-effacement” which gives him no place for proper and true self-estimation whatsoever.