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Forγὰρwe are notοὐoverextendingὑπερεκτείνομενourselves,ἑαυτούςas thoughὡςnotμὴreachingἐφικνούμενοιtoεἰςyou,ὑμᾶςforγὰρwe came firstἐφθάσαμενevenκαὶas far asἄχριyouὑμῶνwithἐνthe good newsτῷ εὐαγγελίῳof the Messiah,τοῦ Χριστοῦ
2 Corinthians 10:14
Study it in the app“For we are not overextending ourselves, as though not reaching to you, for we came first even as far as you with the good news of the Messiah,”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 10:14, word by word
- overextendingὑπερεκτείνομενhyperekteinomen
overextend
Overextend, stretch beyond the limit.
Where else “hyperekteinomen” appears- reachingἐφικνούμενοιephiknoumenoi
reach
Reach, come as far as a place.
Where else “ephiknoumenoi” appears- we came firstἐφθάσαμενephthasamen
precede
Get somewhere ahead of another.
Where else “ephthasamen” appears- as far asἄχριachri
until
Until; as far as.
Where else “achri” appears- the good newsεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōi
good news
Good news: an announcement of victory or of joy. It is the word usually translated "gospel".
Where else “euangeliōi” appears- of the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears
The context
13But we will not boast beyond measure, but according to the measure of the rule that God assigned to us as a measure, to reach even as far as you.
14 · This verse (above)
15not boasting beyond measure in others’ labors, but having hope that as your faith grows, we may be enlarged among you according to our rule to an abundance,