2 Corinthians 10:12-16

¹²We''re not, understand, putting ourselves in a league with those who boast that they''re our superiors. We wouldn''t dare do that. But in all this comparing and grading and competing, they quite miss the point.f

¹³We aren''t making outrageous claims here. We''re sticking to the limits of what God has set for us. But there can be no question that those limits reach to and include you.

¹⁴We''re not moving into someone else''s "territory." We were already there with you, weren''t we? We were the first ones to get there with the Message of Christ, right? So how can there be any question of overstepping our bounds by writing or visiting you?

¹⁵We''re not barging in on the rightful work of others, interfering with their ministries, demanding a place in the sun with them. What we''re hoping for is that as your lives grow in faith, you''ll play a part within our expanding work.

¹⁶And we''ll all still be within the limits God sets as we proclaim the Message in countries beyond Corinth. But we have no intention of moving in on what others have done and taking credit for it.