Paul’s Mission For we would not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who recommend themselves. But when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are without understanding.
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13But we will not boast beyond certain limits, but will confine our boasting according to the limits of the work to which God has appointed us, that reaches even as far as you.
14For we were not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach as far as you, because we were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel about Christ.
15Nor do we boast beyond certain limits in the work done by others, but we hope that as your faith continues to grow, our work may be greatly expanded among you according to our limits,
16so that we may preach the gospel in the regions that lie beyond you, and not boast of work already done in another person’s area.
17But the one who boasts must boast in the Lord.
18For it is not the person who commends himself who is approved, but the person the Lord commends.
12We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may be able to answer those who take pride in outward appearance and not in what is in the heart.
13For if we are out of our minds, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
11Let such a person consider this: What we say by letters when we are absent, we also are in actions when we are present.
7You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should reflect on this again: Just as he himself belongs to Christ, so too do we.
8For if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of doing so.
6I have applied these things to myself and Apollos because of you, brothers and sisters, so that through us you may learn“not to go beyond what is written,” so that none of you will be puffed up in favor of the one against the other.
7For who concedes you any superiority? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as though you did not?
31But if we examined ourselves, we would not be judged.
3For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
4Let each one examine his own work. Then he can take pride in himself and not compare himself with someone else.
5On behalf of such an individual I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except about my weaknesses.
6For even if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I would be telling the truth, but I refrain from this so that no one may regard me beyond what he sees in me or what he hears from me,
10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, we are dishonored!
16Paul’s Sufferings for Christ I say again, let no one think that I am a fool. But if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
17What I am saying with this boastful confidence I do not say the way the Lord would. Instead it is, as it were, foolishness.
18Since many are boasting according to human standards, I too will boast.
1A Living Letter Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? We don’t need letters of recommendation to you or from you as some other people do, do we?
2now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that(I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving according to human standards.
5Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as if it were coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God,
22Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we really stronger than he is?
6nor to seek glory from people, either from you or from others,
9It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
5For I consider myself not at all inferior to those“super-apostles.”
3Conduct in Humility For by the grace given to me I say to every one of you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think, but to think with sober discernment, as God has distributed to each of you a measure of faith.
18Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.
19Have you been thinking all this time that we have been defending ourselves to you? We are speaking in Christ before God, and everything we do, dear friends, is to build you up.
3So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
11The Signs of an Apostle I have become a fool. You yourselves forced me to do it, for I should have been commended by you. For I lack nothing in comparison to those“super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
26Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, being jealous of one another.
16Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.
4For if any of the Macedonians should come with me and find that you are not ready to give, we would be humiliated(not to mention you) by this confidence we had in you.
20We did this as a precaution so that no one should blame us in regard to this generous gift we are administering.
3Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.
12And what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may eliminate any opportunity for those who want a chance to be regarded as our equals in the things they boast about.
17For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, but we are speaking in Christ before God as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God.
5For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake.
12So let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall.
15I am speaking to thoughtful people. Consider what I say.
13And we speak about these things, not with words taught us by human wisdom, but with those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people.
12Paul Defends His Changed Plans For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God– not by human wisdom but by the grace of God– we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.
21(To my disgrace I must say that we were too weak for that!) But whatever anyone else dares to boast about(I am speaking foolishly), I also dare to boast about the same thing.
12Therefore, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
9The Condemnation of the World What then? Are we better off? Certainly not, for we have already charged that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin,
8Now food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse if we do not eat and no better if we do.