Neville Goddard on 2 Corinthians 10:14-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Corinthians 10 in context

Scripture Focus

14For 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:

15Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,

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.

2 Corinthians 10:14-16

Biblical Context

Paul explains he does not stretch beyond his measure and has come to preach the gospel to them. He hopes that as their faith grows, they will enlarge his capacity to preach further, without boasting in others’ labors, so the gospel can reach regions beyond their current bounds.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the verse as a mirror of consciousness. The 'we' is the I AM, the living awareness within you. 'Not stretching beyond our measure' means not capping your divine reach with fear or lack; the gospel is not a distant conquest but an inner transformation of your being. When you stand in faith, you already dwell in the region where truth travels; 'to preach the gospel' is to declare and embody that good news within your mind and life. The cry 'in the regions beyond you' points to states of consciousness beyond your present vibration—new rooms in your inner house. Your hope that 'your faith is increased' is the invitation of imagination: as you elevate your inner trust, your sense of self enlarges, and the external expressions follow as the natural fruit of being. You are not dependent on other men's lines; you are drawing your own line in the mind, making ready what your hands can realize through belief. The whole passage invites you to revise every boundary as a belief and to inhabit the infinite reach of your inner kingdom.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Sit quietly, breathe, and assume the state you desire already occupies you; say, 'I am expanded by faith and ready to preach the gospel wherever I align my mind.' Feel the interior boundary dissolving and the sense of mission widening.