22 Bible Verses about Paul's Boasting
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If after the manner of men,
Great is my freedom of speech toward you; great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I exceedingly abound with joy, over all our affliction.
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not ye also before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
So that we ourselves glory of you in the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and sufferings which ye endure:
So that if I had boasted any thing of you to him, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, so also our boasting to Titus is found a truth.
For I know your readiness, which I boast concerning you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.
Yet I have sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you on this head should be made vain, that, as I said, ye may be ready;
As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, as ye also are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.
I say again, Let no man think me a fool; but if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I also may boast a little.
Of such an one I will glory; but I will not glory of myself, unless in my infirmities.
For if I should resolve to boast, I should not be a fool; for I speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any one should think of me above what he seeth me, or heareth from me.
Holding fast the word of life, that I may glory in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
For this is our rejoicing, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more especially toward you.
But I have used none of these things; nor have I written thus, that it might be done so unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make this my glorying void.
As the truth of Christ is in me, this my boasting shall not be stopped in the regions of Achaia.
What I speak, I speak not after the Lord; but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting. Seeing many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.
Yea, if I should boast something more also of the authority which the Lord hath given us, for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:
But we will not boastingly extend ourselves beyond our measure; but according to the measure of the providence, which God hath allotted us, a measure to reach even unto you.
Not boastingly extending ourselves beyond our measure, in the labours of others; but having hope, now your faith is increased, to be inlarged by you,
Surely it is not expedient for me to boast: yet I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the strength of Christ may rest upon me.
