2 Corinthians 11:14-16

J.B. Phillips New Testament

^11-15 Does this mean that I do not love you? God knows it doesn’t, but I am determined to maintain this boast, so as to cut the ground from under the feet of those who profess to be God’s messengers on the same terms as I am. God’s messengers? They are counterfeits of the real thing, dishonest practitioners, “God’s messengers” only by their own appointment. Nor do their tactics surprise me when I consider how Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is only to be expected that his agents shall have the appearance of ministers of righteousness—but they will get their deserts one day.

If you like self-commendation, listen to mine!

¹⁶ Once more, let me advise you not to look upon me as a fool. Yet if you do, then listen to what this “fool” has to boast about.