2 Corinthians 10:18
for it is not the self-praiser with his own recommendations who is accepted, it is the man whom the Lord recommends.
2 Corinthians 10:12
I do not venture to class myself or to compare myself with certain exalted individuals! They belong to the class of self-praisers; while I limit myself to my own sphere, I compare myself with my own standard,
2 Corinthians 12:11
Now this is playing the fool! But you forced me to it, instead of coming forward yourselves and vouching for me. That was what I deserved; for, 'nobody' as I am, I am not one whit inferior to these precious 'apostles.'
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