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Τὰ ta • the

κατὰ kata • outwardly

πρόσωπον prosōpon • appearance

βλέπετε. blepete • looking

εἴ ei • if

τις tis • anyone

πέποιθεν pepoithen • confident

ἑαυτῷ eautō • himself

Χριστοῦ christou • Christ's

εἶναι, einai • is

τοῦτο touto • this

λογιζέσθω logizesthō • consider

πάλιν palin • again

ἐφ' eph • within

ἑαυτοῦ, eautou • himself

ὅτι oti • that

καθὼς kathōs • just as

αὐτὸς autos • he

Χριστοῦ, christou • Christ's

οὕτως outōs • so

καὶ kai • also

ἡμεῖς. ēmeis • we

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ἐάν ean • if

τε te • even

γὰρ gar • For

περισσότερόν perissoteron • further

τι ti • somewhat

καυχήσωμαι kauchēsōmai • boast

περὶ peri • about

τῆς tēs • the

ἐξουσίας exousias • authority

ἡμῶν ēmōn • our

ἧς ēs • which

ἔδωκεν edōken • gave

ὁ o • the

κύριος kurios • Lord

εἰς eis • for

οἰκοδομὴν oikodomēn • building

καὶ kai • and

οὐκ ouk • not

εἰς eis • for

καθαίρεσιν kathairesin • destroying

ὑμῶν, umōn • your

οὐκ ouk • not

αἰσχυνθήσομαι. aischunthēsomai • be ashamed

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ἵνα ina • so

μὴ mē • not

δόξω doxō • seem

ὡς ōs • as

ἂν an • if

ἐκφοβεῖν ekphobein • terrify

ὑμᾶς umas • you

διὰ dia • by

τῶν tōn • the

ἐπιστολῶν· epistolōn • letters

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ὅτι oti • For

αἱ ai • the

ἐπιστολαὶ epistolai • letters

μέν, men • even

φησίν, phēsin • say

βαρεῖαι bareiai • weighty

καὶ kai • and

ἰσχυραί, ischurai • strong

ἡ ē • the

δὲ de • but

παρουσία parousia • presence

τοῦ tou • the

σώματος sōmatos • personal

ἀσθενὴς asthenēs • unimpressive

καὶ kai • and

ὁ o • the

λόγος logos • speech

ἐξουθενημένος. exouthenēmenos • contemptible

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τοῦτο touto • this

λογιζέσθω logizesthō • consider

ὁ o • the

τοιοῦτος, toioutos • like

ὅτι oti • that

οἷοί oioi • what

ἐσμεν esmen • are

τῷ tō • the

λόγῳ logō • word

δι' di • by

ἐπιστολῶν epistolōn • letters

ἀπόντες, apontes • absent

τοιοῦτοι toioutoi • like

καὶ kai • also

παρόντες parontes • present

τῷ tō • the

ἔργῳ. ergō • deed

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Οὐ ou • without

γὰρ gar • For

τολμῶμεν tolmōmen • bold

ἐγκρῖναι enkrinai • class

ἢ ē • or

συγκρῖναι sunkrinai • compare

ἑαυτούς eautous • ourselves

τισιν tisin • some

τῶν tōn • those

ἑαυτοὺς eautous • ourselves

συνιστανόντων, sunistanontōn • commend

ἀλλὰ alla • but

αὐτοὶ autoi • they

ἐν en • by

ἑαυτοῖς eautois • ourselves

ἑαυτοὺς eautous • ourselves

μετροῦντες metrountes • measure

καὶ kai • and

συγκρίνοντες sunkrinontes • compare

ἑαυτοὺς eautous • ourselves

ἑαυτοῖς eautois • ourselves

οὐ ou • without

συνιᾶσιν. suniasin • understanding

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ἡμεῖς ēmeis • we

δὲ de • But

οὐκ ouk • not

εἰς eis • beyond

τὰ ta • the

ἄμετρα ametra • without measure

καυχησόμεθα kauchēsometha • boast

ἀλλὰ alla • but

κατὰ kata • within

τὸ to • the

μέτρον metron • measure

τοῦ tou • the

κανόνος kanonos • sphere

οὗ ou • which

ἐμέρισεν emerisen • apportioned

ἡμῖν ēmin • us

ὁ o • the

θεὸς theos • God

μέτρου, metrou • measure

ἐφικέσθαι ephikesthai • reach

ἄχρι achri • far

καὶ kai • even

ὑμῶν. umōn • you

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οὐ ou • not

γὰρ gar • for

ὡς ōs • if

μὴ mē • not

ἐφικνούμενοι ephiknoumenoi • reach

εἰς eis • unto

ὑμᾶς umas • you

ὑπερεκτείνομεν uperekteinomen • overextending

ἑαυτούς, eautous • ourselves

ἄχρι achri • far

γὰρ gar • for

καὶ kai • even

ὑμῶν umōn • you

ἐφθάσαμεν ephthasamen • come

ἐν en • in

τῷ tō • the

εὐαγγελίῳ euangeliō • gospel

τοῦ tou • the

Χριστοῦ, christou • Christ

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οὐκ ouk • Not

εἰς eis • beyond

τὰ ta • the

ἄμετρα ametra • without measure

καυχώμενοι kauchōmenoi • boasting

ἐν en • in

ἀλλοτρίοις allotriois • another man's

κόποις, kopois • labors

ἐλπίδα elpida • hope

δὲ de • but

ἔχοντες echontes • having

αὐξανομένης auxanomenēs • grows

τῆς tēs • the

πίστεως pisteōs • faith

ὑμῶν umōn • your

ἐν en • in

ὑμῖν umin • you

μεγαλυνθῆναι megalunthēnai • enlarged

κατὰ kata • within

τὸν ton • the

κανόνα kanona • sphere

ἡμῶν ēmōn • our

εἰς eis • beyond

περισσείαν perisseian • more

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εἰς eis • so

τὰ ta • the

ὑπερέκεινα uperekeina • beyond

ὑμῶν umōn • you

εὐαγγελίσασθαι, euangelisasthai • preach

οὐκ ouk • not

ἐν en • in

ἀλλοτρίῳ allotriō • another's

κανόνι kanoni • sphere

εἰς eis • so

τὰ ta • the

ἕτοιμα etoima • at hand

καυχήσασθαι. kauchēsasthai • boast

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ὁ o • the

δὲ de • But

καυχώμενος kauchōmenos • boast

ἐν en • in

κυρίῳ kuriō • Lord

καυχάσθω· kauchasthō • boast

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οὐ ou • not

γὰρ gar • For

ὁ o • the

ἑαυτὸν eauton • himself

συνιστάνων, sunistanōn • commends

ἐκεῖνός ekeinos • he

ἐστιν estin • is

δόκιμος, dokimos • approved

ἀλλὰ alla • but

ὃν on • whom

ὁ o • the

κύριος kurios • Lord

συνίστησιν. sunistēsin • commends