⁷ You are looking at things according to appearance. If anyone is convinced he himself is Christ’s, he should consider this concerning himself again: that just as Christ himself is, so also are we. ⁸ For even if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down^[a], I will not be put to shame, ⁹ so that I do not want to appear as if I were terrifying you by my letters,