2 Corinthians 12:6
For if I had a desire to take credit to myself, it would not be foolish, for I would be saying what is true: but I will not, for fear that I might seem to any man more than he sees me to be, or has word from me that I am.
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- 2 Cor 11:16 : 16 I say again, Let me not seem foolish to anyone; but if I do, put up with me as such, so that I may take a little glory to myself.
- 2 Cor 11:31 : 31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be praise for ever, is witness that the things which I say are true.
- 2 Cor 12:7 : 7 And because the revelations were so very great, in order that I might not be overmuch lifted up, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, one sent from Satan to give me pain.
- 2 Cor 12:11 : 11 I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.
- Job 24:25 : 25 And if it is not so, now, who will make it clear that my words are false, and that what I say is of no value?
- Rom 9:1 : 1 I say what is true in Christ, and not what is false, my mind giving witness with me in the Holy Spirit,
- 1 Cor 3:5 : 5 What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? They are but servants who gave you the good news as God gave it to them.
- 1 Cor 3:9-9 : 9 For we are workers with God: you are God's planting, God's building. 10 In the measure of the grace given to me, I, as a wise master-builder, have put the base in position, and another goes on building on it. But let every man take care what he puts on it.
- 2 Cor 1:18 : 18 As God is true, our word to you is not Yes and No.
- 2 Cor 5:13 : 13 For if we are foolish, it is to God; or if we are serious, it is for you.
- 2 Cor 10:8-9 : 8 For though I might take pride in our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for your destruction), it will not be a cause of shame to me: 9 That I may not seem to have the desire of causing you fear by my letters. 10 For his letters, they say, have weight and are strong; but in body he is feeble, and his way of talking has little force.
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- 2 Cor 12:1-55 verses85%
1 As it is necessary for me to take glory to myself, though it is not a good thing, I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
2 I have knowledge of a man in Christ, fourteen years back (if he was in the body, or out of the body, I am not able to say, but God only), who was taken up to the third heaven.
3 And I have knowledge of such a man (if he was in the body, or out of the body, I am not able to say, but God only),
4 How he was taken up into Paradise, and words came to his ears which may not be said, and which man is not able to say.
5 On account of such a one I will have glory: for myself I will take no glory, but only in my feeble body.
- 2 Cor 11:16-183 verses81%
16 I say again, Let me not seem foolish to anyone; but if I do, put up with me as such, so that I may take a little glory to myself.
17 What I am now saying is not by the order of the Lord, but as a foolish person, taking credit to myself, as it seems.
18 Seeing that there are those who take credit to themselves after the flesh, I will do the same.
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30 If I have to take credit to myself, I will do so in the things in which I am feeble.
- 2 Cor 12:7-115 verses80%
7 And because the revelations were so very great, in order that I might not be overmuch lifted up, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, one sent from Satan to give me pain.
8 And about this thing I made request to the Lord three times that it might be taken away from me.
9 And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me.
10 So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.
11 I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.
- 2 Cor 11:9-102 verses78%
9 And when I was present with you, and was in need, I let no man be responsible for me; for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, gave me whatever was needed; and in everything I kept myself from being a trouble to you, and I will go on doing so.
10 As the true word of Christ is in me, I will let no man take from me this my cause of pride in the country of Achaia.
- 2 Cor 10:8-92 verses77%
8 For though I might take pride in our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for your destruction), it will not be a cause of shame to me:
9 That I may not seem to have the desire of causing you fear by my letters.
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15 But I have not made use of any of these things: and I am not writing this in the hope that it may be so for me: for it would be better for me to undergo death, than for any man to make this pride of mine of no effect.
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12 But what I do, that I will go on doing, so that I may give no chance to those who are looking for one; so that, in the cause of their pride, they may be seen to be the same as we are.
- 2 Cor 11:5-62 verses76%
5 For in my opinion, I am in no way less than the most important of the Apostles.
6 But though I am rough in my way of talking, I am not so in knowledge, as we have made clear to all by our acts among you.
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12 We are not again requesting your approval, but we are giving you the chance of taking pride in us, so that you may be able to give an answer to those whose glory is in seeming, and not in the heart.
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6 My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.
- Rom 15:17-182 verses75%
17 So I have pride in Christ Jesus in the things which are God's.
18 And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act,
- Gal 6:12-143 verses74%
12 Those who have the desire to seem important in the flesh, put force on you to undergo circumcision; only that they may not be attacked because of the cross of Christ.
13 Because even those who undergo circumcision do not themselves keep the law; but they would have you undergo circumcision, so that they may have glory in your flesh.
14 But far be it from me to have glory in anything, but only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which this world has come to an end on the cross for me, and I for it.
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13 For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.
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14 For I was not put to shame in anything in which I may have made clear to him my pride in you; but as we said nothing to you but what was true, so the good things which I said to Titus about you were seen by him to be true.
- 2 Cor 10:16-172 verses74%
16 So that we may be able to go on and take the good news to countries still farther away than you are, and not take credit for another man's work in making things ready to our hand.
17 But whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.
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3 For if a man has an idea that he is something when he is nothing, he is tricked by himself.
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7 But if, because I am untrue, God being seen to be true gets more glory, why am I to be judged as a sinner?
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6 Or looking for glory from men, from you or from others, when we might have made ourselves a care to you as Apostles of Christ.
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2 Yes, I make my request to you, so that when I am with you I may not have to make use of the authority which may be needed against some to whom we seem to be walking after the flesh.
- 2 Cor 10:12-132 verses74%
12 For we will not make comparison of ourselves with some of those who say good things about themselves: but these, measuring themselves by themselves, and making comparison of themselves with themselves, are not wise.
13 We will not give glory to ourselves in over-great measure, but after the measure of the rule which God has given us, a measure which comes even to you.
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21 I say this by way of shaming ourselves, as if we had been feeble. But if anyone puts himself forward (I am talking like a foolish person), I will do the same.
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1 Put up with me if I am a little foolish: but, truly, you do put up with me.
- 2 Cor 9:3-42 verses72%
3 But I have sent the brothers, so that the good things we said about you may be seen to be true, and that, as I said, you may be ready:
4 For fear that, if any from Macedonia come with me, and you are not ready, we (not to say, you) might be put to shame in this thing.
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4 Even though I myself might have faith in the flesh: if any other man has reason to have faith in the flesh, I have more:
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13 For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.
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3 Giving no cause for trouble in anything, so that no one may be able to say anything against our work;
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3 But it is a small thing to me that I am judged by you or by man's judging; I am not even a judge of myself.
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1 I say what is true in Christ, and not what is false, my mind giving witness with me in the Holy Spirit,
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31 So that, as it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.
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12 My desire for you, brothers, is that you may be as I am, because I am as you are. You have done me no wrong;