2 Corinthians 11:21
I use the language of self-disparagement, as though I were admitting our own feebleness. Yet for whatever reason any one is 'courageous' --I speak in mere folly--I also am courageous.
2 Corinthians 10:10
For they say "His letters are authoritative and forcible, but his personal presence is unimpressive, and as for eloquence, he has none."
2 Corinthians 10:1-2
But as for me Paul, I entreat you by the gentleness and self-forgetfulness of Christ--I who when among you have not an imposing personal presence, but when absent am fearlessly outspoken in dealing with you.
2 Corinthians 11:17
What I am now saying, I do not say by the Lord's command, but as a fool in his folly might, in this reckless boasting.
2 Corinthians 11:22-27
Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
2 Corinthians 13:10
For this reason I write thus while absent, that when present I may not have to act severely in the exercise of the authority which the Lord has given me for building up, and not for pulling down.
Philippians 3:3-6
For we are the true circumcision--we who render to God a spiritual worship and make our boast in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in outward ceremonies: