¹⁰ According to God’s grace that was given to me, I have laid a foundation as a skilled master builder,^[a] and another builds on it. But each one is to be careful how he builds on it.

¹⁵ We are not boasting beyond measure about other people’s labors. On the contrary, we have the hope^(A) that as your faith increases, our area of ministry will be greatly enlarged, ¹⁶ so that we may preach the gospel to the regions beyond you^(B) without boasting about what has already been done in someone else’s area of ministry.^(C)