And coming to Troas for the good news of Christ, and a door having been opened to me in the Lord,

Through glory and ignominy, through slander and applause: as erring, and true;

For we dare not appear or join ourselves to certain of them recommending themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and joining themselves to themselves, do not understand.

I speak according to dishonour, as that we were weak. And in what any dares, (I speak in rashness,) I dare also.