2 Corinthians 5:12
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12 We are not commending ourselves to you (A)again, but are giving you an (B)opportunity to be proud of us, so that you will have an answer for those who take pride in appearance and not in heart.
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2 Corinthians 5:12
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12 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again,(A) but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us,(B) so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart.
2 Corinthians 10:12
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12 For we do not presume to rank or compare ourselves with [a]some of those who (A)commend themselves; but when they [b]measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they have no understanding.
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- 2 Corinthians 10:12 Or any
- 2 Corinthians 10:12 I.e., evaluate
2 Corinthians 10:12
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12 We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves.(A) When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise.
2 Corinthians 10:18
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18 For it is not the one who (A)commends himself that is approved, but the one (B)whom the Lord commends.
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2 Corinthians 10:18
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18 For it is not the one who commends himself(A) who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.(B)
2 Corinthians 12:11
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11 I have become (A)foolish; you yourselves compelled me. Actually I should have been commended by you, since I was (B)in no respect inferior to the [a]most eminent apostles, even though (C)I am a nobody.
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- 2 Corinthians 12:11 Or super-apostles
2 Corinthians 12:11
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Paul’s Concern for the Corinthians
11 I have made a fool of myself,(A) but you drove me to it. I ought to have been commended by you, for I am not in the least inferior to the “super-apostles,”[a](B) even though I am nothing.(C)
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- 2 Corinthians 12:11 Or the most eminent apostles
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