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2 Corinthians 11:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Yet if others want to boast about what they have done, so will I.

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Because of Christ we are thought of as fools, but Christ has made you wise. We are weak and hated, but you are powerful and respected.

Do you think I couldn't make up my mind about what to do? Or do I seem like someone who says “Yes” or “No” simply to please others?

I plan to go on doing just what I have always done. Then those people won't be able to boast about doing the same things we are doing.

I have to boast. There is nothing to be gained by it, but I must boast about the visions and other things that the Lord has shown me.

I have been making a fool of myself. But you forced me to do it, when you should have been speaking up for me. I may be nothing at all, but I am as good as those super apostles.

But he replied, “My kindness is all you need. My power is strongest when you are weak.” So if Christ keeps giving me his power, I will gladly boast about how weak I am.

We are careful not to judge people by what they seem to be, though we once judged Christ in that way.

The Scriptures say, “Humans wither like grass, and their glory fades like wild flowers. Grass dries up, and flowers fall to the ground.




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