15 So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as (A)servants of righteousness. (B)Their end will correspond to their deeds.

Paul's Sufferings as an Apostle

16 I repeat, (C)let no one think me foolish. But even if you do, accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little. 17 What I am saying (D)with this boastful confidence, (E)I say not as the Lord would[a] but as a fool.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 11:17 Greek not according to the Lord

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