Romans 15:17
It is, then, through my union with Christ Jesus that I have a proud confidence in my work for God.
Hebrews 5:1
Every High Priest, taken from among men, is appointed as a representative of his fellow-men in their relations with God, to offer both gifts and sacrifices in expiation of sins.
Philippians 3:3
For it is we who are the circumcised--we whose worship is prompted by the Spirit of God, who exult in Christ Jesus, and who do not rely upon external privileges;
Hebrews 2:17
And consequently it was necessary that he should in all points be made like 'his Brothers,' in order that he might prove a merciful as well as a faithful High Priest in man's relations with God, for the purpose of expiating the sins of his People.
Romans 4:2
If he was pronounced righteous as the result of obedience, then he has something to boast of. Yes, but not before God.
2 Corinthians 2:14-16
All thanks to God, who, through our union with the Christ, leads us in one continual triumph, and uses us to spread the sweet odor of the knowledge of him in every place.
2 Corinthians 3:4-6
This, then, is the confidence in regard to God that we have gained through the Christ.
2 Corinthians 7:4
I have the utmost confidence in you; I am always boasting about you. I am full of encouragement and, in spite of all our troubles, my heart is overflowing with happiness.
2 Corinthians 11:16-30
I say again--Let no one think me a fool! Yet, if you do, at least welcome me as you would a fool, that I, too may indulge in a little boasting.
2 Corinthians 12:1
I must boast! It is unprofitable; but I will pass to visions and revelations given by the Lord.
2 Corinthians 12:11-21
I have been "playing the fool!" It is you who drove me to it. For it is you who ought to have been commending me! Although I am nobody, in no respect did I prove inferior to the most eminent Apostles.