2 Corinthians 11:18

18 Since many are boasting in the way the world does, I too will boast.

2 Corinthians 11:18 in Other Translations

KJV
18 Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.
ESV
18 Since many boast according to the flesh, I too will boast.
NLT
18 And since others boast about their human achievements, I will, too.
MSG
18 Oh, no, it's a bad habit I picked up from the three-ring preachers that are so popular these days.
CSB
18 Since many boast from a human perspective, I will also boast.

2 Corinthians 11:18 In-Context

16 I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. 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, but as a fool.
18 Since many are boasting in the way the world does, I too will boast.
19 You gladly put up with fools since you are so wise!
20 In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or puts on airs or slaps you in the face.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 2 Corinthians 5:16; 2 Corinthians 10:4
  • 2. ver 21; Philippians 3:3,4
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