But I beseech you, that I may not be boldwhen I am presentwiththatconfidence, wherewith I think to be boldagainstsome, whichthink of us as if we walkedaccording to the flesh.
Castingdownimaginations, and everyhighthingthatexaltethitselfagainst the knowledge of God, and bringingintocaptivityeverythought to the obedience of Christ;
Do ye look on thingsafter the outwardappearance? If any man trust to himselfthat he is Christ’s, let him of himselfthinkthisagain, that, as he is Christ’s, even so are we Christ’s.
For though I shouldboastsomewhatmore of our authority, which the Lordhathgiven us for edification, and not for yourdestruction, I should not be ashamed:
For we dare not makeourselves of the number, or compareourselveswithsomethatcommendthemselves: but theymeasuringthemselves by themselves, and comparingthemselvesamongthemselves, are not wise.
But we will not boast of thingswithout our measure, but according to the measure of the rulewhich God hathdistributed to us, a measure to reachevenunto you.
For we stretch not ourselvesbeyond 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:
Not boasting of thingswithout our measure, that is, of othermen’slabours; but havinghope, whenyourfaith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our ruleabundantly,