SEV Biblia, Chapter 10:15
no glorindonos ms all de nuestra medida en trabajos ajenos; sino teniendo esperanza del crecimiento de vuestra fe, que seremos muy engrandecidos entre vosotros, conforme a nuestra regla.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 10:15
Verse 15. Not boasting of things without our measure] We speak only of the work which God has done by us; for we have never attempted to enter into other men's labours, and we study to convert those regions assigned to us by the Holy Spirit. We enter the course lawfully, and run according to rule. See above. When your faith is increased] When you receive more of the life and power of godliness, and when you can better spare me to go to other places.
We shall be enlarged by you] megalunqhnai probably signifies here to be praised or commended; and the sense would be this; We hope that shortly, on your gaining an increase of true religion, after your long distractions and divisions, you will plainly see that we are the true messengers of God to you, and that in all your intercourse with your neighbours, or foreign parts, you will speak of this Gospel preached by us as a glorious system of saving truth; and that, in consequence, the heathen countries around you will be the better prepared to receive our message; and thus our rule or district will be abundantly extended. This interpretation agrees well with the following verse.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 15. Not boasting of things without our measure , etc..] The apostle here asserts what he had done before, ( 2 Corinthians 10:13) with a view to explain it, as he does, saying, that is of other men's labours ; when they boasted of the Corinthians as their converts and children, whom they had begotten through the Gospel of Christ, they did not boast of other men's labours, as did the false apostles; who when they came to Corinth, found a church already planted by the apostle, and a multitude of believers, of whose conversion and faith he had been an instrument; and yet these men claimed them as their own, and an authority over them, when they were the fruit of the apostle's labours: but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly ; the sense is, that the apostle hoped, for he could not be sure, this lying in the secret will of God, that when the faith of the Corinthians was grown stronger, and more settled and established, and so would not stand in so much need of their care and instruction, they should be enlarged through their means; and that they should not stop here, but that the line, measure, or rule of their ministry, should be drawn to a greater length, and the bounds of it extended and carried abundantly further. The apostle intimates, that the weakness of their faith, and the disorders and divisions that were among them, were a hinderance to the spread of the Gospel; and that if their church state were in a better and a more settled condition, as it would give the apostles more leisure to preach the Gospel elsewhere, so it would serve to recommend it to other places beyond them; which would be an enlargement of the bounds of their ministry, and a means of magnifying of Christ and his Gospel, and of them also.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 12-18 - If we would compare ourselves with others who excel us, this would be good method to keep us humble. The apostle fixes a good rule for his conduct; namely, not to boast of things without his measure, which wa the measure God had distributed to him. There is not a more fruitfu source of error, than to judge of persons and opinions by our ow prejudices. How common is it for persons to judge of their ow religious character, by the opinions and maxims of the world aroun them! But how different is the rule of God's word! And of all flattery self-flattery is the worst. Therefore, instead of praising ourselves we should strive to approve ourselves to God. In a word, let us glor in the Lord our salvation, and in all other things only as evidences of his love, or means of promoting his glory. Instead of praisin ourselves, or seeking the praise of men, let us desire that honou which cometh from God only __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
ουκ 3756 PRT-N εις 1519 PREP τα 3588 T-APN αμετρα 280 A-APN καυχωμενοι 2744 5740 V-PNP-NPM εν 1722 PREP αλλοτριοις 245 A-DPM κοποις 2873 N-DPM ελπιδα 1680 N-ASF δε 1161 CONJ εχοντες 2192 5723 V-PAP-NPM αυξανομενης 837 5746 V-PPP-GSF της 3588 T-GSF πιστεως 4102 N-GSF υμων 5216 P-2GP εν 1722 PREP υμιν 5213 P-2DP μεγαλυνθηναι 3170 5683 V-APN κατα 2596 PREP τον 3588 T-ASM κανονα 2583 N-ASM ημων 2257 P-1GP εις 1519 PREP περισσειαν 4050 N-ASF
Vincent's NT Word Studies
15. Be enlarged by you - according to our rule abundantly (en umin megalunqhnai - eiv perisseian). Paul means that, as the faith of the Corinthians increases, he hopes that his apostolic efficiency will increase, so that Corinth shall become the basis of larger efforts, extending into other regions. The verb megalunw also means to praise or celebrate, as Luke i. 46; Acts v. 13; x. 46, and is so explained by some interpreters here. But this would be inconsistent with the figure, to which Paul adheres. "He who can work far off is a man of great stature, who, without overstretching himself, reaches afar" (Meyer).According to our rule. His wider labors will still be regulated by God's measuring-line.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
10:15 {In other men's labors} (en allotriois kopois). allotrios means belonging to another as in #Lu 16:12. Paul founded the church in Corinth. {As your faith groweth} (auxanomenes tes pistews). Genitive absolute of the present passive participle of auxanw, to grow. {We shall be magnified} (megalunqenai). First aorist passive infinitive of megalunw, old verb (#Lu 1:46) to make great (cf. #Php 1:20 of Christ). Indirect discourse after elpida (hope) with the construction of elpizw, to hope.
