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16 I say again, let no one think that I am foolish, (or even take me as a fool) that I may also boast of myself a little.

17 What I speak, I do not speak according to the Lord but, as it were, foolishly, while we are boasting.

18 Seeing that many rejoice after the flesh, I will rejoice also.

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Paul Boasts About His Sufferings

16 I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool.(A) But if you do, then tolerate me just as you would a fool, so that I may do a little boasting. 17 In this self-confident boasting I am not talking as the Lord would,(B) but as a fool.(C) 18 Since many are boasting in the way the world does,(D) I too will boast.(E)

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