2 Corinthians 5:12

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

We are not "commending ourselves" again to you, but rather are giving you cause for pride in us, so that you may have an answer ready for those who pride themselves on appearances and not on character.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 1:14

And, indeed, you have already partly acknowledged it about us--that you have a right to be proud of us, as we shall be proud of you, on the Day of our Lord Jesus.

2 Corinthians 10:12

We have not indeed the audacity to class or compare ourselves with some of those who indulge in self-commendation! But, when such persons measure themselves by themselves, and compare themselves with themselves, they show a want of wisdom.

2 Corinthians 10:18

For it is not the man who commends himself that stands the test, but the man who is commended by the Lord.

2 Corinthians 10:7

You look at the outward appearance of things! Let any one, who is confident that he belongs to Christ, reflect, for himself, again upon the fact--that we belong to Christ no less than he does.

2 Corinthians 10:8

Even if I boast extravagantly about our authority--which the Lord gave us for building up your faith and not for overthrowing it--still I have no reason to be ashamed.

2 Corinthians 12:11

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.

2 Corinthians 3:1

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or are we like some who need letters of commendation to you, or from you?

2 Corinthians 6:4

No, we are trying to commend ourselves under all circumstances, as God's ministers should--in many an hour of endurance, in troubles, in hardships, in difficulties,

Philippians 1:26

So that, when you once more have me among you, you, in your union with Christ Jesus, may find in me fresh cause for exultation.