2 Corinthians 10:12

Easy To Read Version

We don’t dare to put ourselves in the same group with those people who think that they are very important. We don’t compare ourselves to them. They use themselves to measure themselves, and they judge themselves by what they themselves are. This shows that they know nothing.

Cross References

Job 12:2

“I’m sure you think you are\par the only wise people.\par You think when you die,\par wisdom will be gone with you.\par

Proverbs 25:27

If you eat too much honey it is not good for you. In the same way, don’t try to get too much honor for yourself.

Proverbs 26:12

A person who thinks he is wise when he is not is worse than a fool.

Proverbs 27:2

Never praise yourself. Let other people do it.

Luke 18:11

The Pharisee stood alone, away from the tax collector. When the Pharisee prayed, he said, ‘O God, I thank you that I am not as bad as other people. I am not like men that steal, cheat, or do the sin of adultery. {\cf2\super [286]} I thank you that I am better than this tax collector.

Romans 15:18

I will not talk about anything I did myself. I will talk only about the things that Christ has done with me in leading the non-Jewish people to obey God. They have obeyed God because of the things I have said and done.

2 Corinthians 10:11

Those people should know this: We are not there with you now, so we say these things in letters. But when we are there with you, we will show the same power that we show in our letters.

2 Corinthians 10:18

It is not the person who says that he is good who is accepted. It is the person that the Lord thinks is good who is accepted.

2 Corinthians 3:1

Are we starting to boast about ourselves again? Do we need letters of introduction to you or from you, like some other people?

2 Corinthians 5:12

We are not trying to prove ourselves to you again. But we are telling you about ourselves. We are giving you reasons to be proud of us. Then you will have an answer for those people who are proud about things that can be seen. Those people don’t care about what is in a person’s heart.