2 Corinthians 11:17-19

Expanded Bible

¹⁷ ·When I brag because I feel sure of myself [By boasting so confidently], I am not talking ·as the Lord would talk [or with the Lord’s authority; ^Laccording to the Lord] but as a fool. ¹⁸ Many people are ·bragging [boasting] ·about their lives in the world [or as the world does; or by human standards; ^Laccording to the flesh]. So I will ·brag [boast] too. ¹⁹ You are wise, so you will gladly be patient with fools! [^CPaul sarcastically suggests that the “wise” Corinthians, who listened to the false apostles, would surely listen to his “foolishness.”]