Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Unless we need, as some men, commendatory letters to you or commendatory from you?

For if the willingness is present, it is acceptable to the extent if some man has, not to the extent he does not have.

But I pray not to be bold when present with the confidence by which I consider to be valiant toward some who consider us as walking according to flesh.

For we dare not classify or compare ourselves to some of those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves to themselves, do not understand.

I say again, let not any man think me to be foolish, but if otherwise--even if as foolish--accept me, so that I also may boast some a little.

For ye tolerate it if some man enslaves you, if some man devours you, if some man seizes you, if some man lifts himself up, if some man strikes you on the face.