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2 Corinthians 10:16 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 16. 16To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man’s line of things made ready to our hand.
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Role in This Section
This verse looks toward gospel work in regions beyond without boasting in another person's prepared field.
Read It With
- 2 Corinthians 10:13–18
Read 2 Corinthians 10:16 with 10:13–18. This verse looks toward gospel work in regions beyond without boasting in another person's prepared field. The complete unit establishes this movement: Paul confines boasting to the field in which the gospel actually reached Corinth, refuses credit for others' labor, hopes for further mission as Corinth's faith grows, and submits all commendation to the Lord.
Why It Needs Context
Read this line with 2 Corinthians 10:13–18. The surrounding verses supply the complete movement summarized here: Paul confines boasting to the field in which the gospel actually reached Corinth, refuses credit for others' labor, hopes for further mission as Corinth's faith grows, and submits all commendation to the Lord.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read 2 Corinthians 10:13–18 — Boasting Stays Within God's Field and Ends in the Lord's ApprovalSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: 2 Corinthians 10:13–18, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, clause relationships, repeated terms, and original-language discussion.
Exact location: SBLGNT official text file 2Co.txt, 10:13–18
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