ERVEN
KJV
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:
ASV
14. 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:
ESV
14. For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you. We were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ.
NLT
14. We are not reaching beyond these boundaries when we claim authority over you, as if we had never visited you. For we were the first to travel all the way to Corinth with the Good News of Christ.
WEB
14. 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 gospel of Christ,
NET
14. For we were not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach as far as you, because we were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel about Christ.
NLV
14. We did not go farther than we were supposed to go when we came to you. But we did come to you with the Good News of Christ.
HCSB
14. For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we had not reached you, since we have come to you with the gospel of Christ.
YLT
14. 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,
LITV
14. For we do not overstretch ourselves as if not reaching to you, for we also came to you in the gospel of Christ,
RV
14. 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:
NCV
14. We are not bragging too much, as we would be if we had not already come to you. But we have come to you with the Good News of Christ.
MKJV
14. For we do not overstretch ourselves as though not reaching to you. For we also came to you in the gospel of Christ;
AKJV
14. For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not to you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:
LXXEN
KJV
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:
AMP
14. For we are not overstepping the limits of our province and stretching beyond our ability to reach, as though we reached not (had no legitimate mission) to you, for we were [the very first] to come even as far as to you with the good news (the Gospel) of Christ.
KJVP
14. For G1063 CONJ we stretch not ourselves beyond G5239 V-PAI-1P [ our ] [ measure , ] as though G5613 ADV we reached G2185 V-PNP-NPM not G3361 PRT-N unto G1519 PREP you G5209 P-2AP : for G1063 CONJ we are come G5348 V-AAI-1P as far as G891 PREP to you G5216 P-2GP also G2532 CONJ in G1722 PREP [ preaching ] the G3588 T-DSN gospel G2098 N-DSN of Christ G5547 N-GSM :
YLT
14. 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,
ASV
14. 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:
WEB
14. 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 gospel of Christ,
NASB
14. For we are not overreaching ourselves, as though we did not reach you; we indeed first came to you with the gospel of Christ.
ESV
14. For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you. We were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ.
RV
14. 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:
RSV
14. For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you; we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ.
NKJV
14. For we are not overextending ourselves (as though [our authority] did not extend to you), for it was to you that we came with the gospel of Christ;
MKJV
14. For we do not overstretch ourselves as though not reaching to you. For we also came to you in the gospel of Christ;
AKJV
14. For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not to you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:
NRSV
14. For we were not overstepping our limits when we reached you; we were the first to come all the way to you with the good news of Christ.
NIV
14. We are not going too far in our boasting, as would be the case if we had not come to you, for we did get as far as you with the gospel of Christ.
NIRV
14. I am not going too far in my bragging. I would be going too far if I hadn't come to where you live. But I did get there with the good news about Christ.
NLT
14. We are not reaching beyond these boundaries when we claim authority over you, as if we had never visited you. For we were the first to travel all the way to Corinth with the Good News of Christ.
MSG
14. We'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?
GNB
14. And since you are within those limits, we were not going beyond them when we came to you, bringing the Good News about Christ.
NET
14. For we were not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach as far as you, because we were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel about Christ.
ERVEN
14. We would be boasting too much only if we had not already come to you. But we have come to you with the Good News of Christ.