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2 Corinthians 10:14

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:

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οὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.forὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἐφικνούμενοιephiknoumenoito reachἐφικνέομαι (ephikneomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to reach”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2185I come to, reach as far as.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.ὑπερεκτείνομενhuperekteinomento overextendὑπερεκτείνω (huperekteinō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to overextend”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5239I over-stretch, stretch out beyond the measure assigned to me.ἑαυτούςheautousmyἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “my”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.ἄχριachrias far asἄχριpreposition — “as far as”G891as far as, up to, until, during.This verse uses “as far as”.as far asγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.καὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἐφθάσαμενephthasamento precedeφθάνω (phthanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “to precede”, a single actionG5348(a) I anticipate, precede, (b) I come, arrive.This verse uses “precede”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.εὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōpreaching the gospelεὐαγγέλιον (euangelion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “preaching the gospel”, the to- or for-formG2098the good news of the coming of the Messiah, the gospel; the gen. after it expresses sometimes the giver (God), sometimes the subject (the Messiah, etc.), sometimes the human transmitter (an apostle).This verse uses “the gospel”.preaching the gospelτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Χριστοῦ—christouof ChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.of Christ

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for not as not reaching to you do we stretch ourselves overmuch, for even unto you did we come in the good news of the Christ,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For we stretch not ourselves overmuch, as though we reached not unto you: for we came even as far as unto you in the gospel of Christ:

Young’s Literal Translation

for not as not reaching to you do we stretch ourselves overmuch, for even unto you did we come in the good news of the Christ,

World English Bible

For we don’t stretch ourselves too much, as though we didn’t reach to you. For we came even as far as to you with the Good News of Christ,

Darby Translation

For we do not, as not reaching to you, overstretch ourselves, (for we have come to you also in the glad tidings of the Christ;)

Douay-Rheims

For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as if we reached not unto you. For we are come as far as to you in the gospel of Christ.

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