SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 10:14

10:14a We are not overstepping our bounds,

We (excl.) are not reaching/stretching beyond ⌊what God assigned to⌋ us,
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We are not talking/boasting about ministry/work that we are not responsible for.
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We do not brag about things other than our own/proper work/ministry,

10:14b as if we had not come to you.

as we would be if we had not come all the way to you, (New Jerusalem Bible)
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Look,⌋ if we had not come to you ⌊and started the church there⌋, then we would not be responsible for you.
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since we came to Corinth to do God’s work there.

10:14c Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.

but it was us who came all the way to you with the gospel about Christ.
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Indeed, we came as far as you with the gospel of Christ.
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In fact we came as far as you with the good news of Christ ⌊and began the church/group of believers there⌋.

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