(12)For we venture not to reckon ourselves among, or to compare ourselves with, some of those who commend themselves; but they, measuring themselves among themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise. (13)But we will not boast of things without measure, but according to the measure of the line which God apportioned to us, a measure to reach even to you. (14)For we do not stretch ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not to you; for as far as to you also did we come, in the gospel of Christ; (15)not boasting of things without measure in other men's labors; but having hope, when your faith increases, that we shall be enlarged among you according to our line abundantly, (16)to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, not to make our boast, in another's line, of things made ready to our hand. (17)But he that boasts, let him boast in the Lord. (18)For not he that commends himself is approved, but he whom the Lord commends. XI. WOULD that ye could bear with me in a little folly! Nay, ye do bear with me. (2)For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy; for I espoused you to one husband, that I may present a chaste virgin to Christ. (3)But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve by his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from your simplicity toward Christ. (4)For if indeed he that comes preaches another Jesus, whom we preached not, or if ye receive a different spirit, which ye received not, or a different gospel, which ye accepted not, ye might well bear with it. (5)For I reckon that I am in no respect behind these overmuch apostles. (6)And though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but in everything we have been made manifest among all, in respect to you. (7)Did I commit an offense in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I preached to you the gospel of God without charge. (8)I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, in order to do you service. (9)And when I was present with you, and in want, I was a charge to no one; for what was lacking to me the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied; and in every thing I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and so will keep myself. (10)As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting shall not be shut up against me in the regions of Achaia. (11)Wherefore? Because I love you not? God knows. (12)But what I do, and will do, is that I may cut off the occasion of those who desire an occasion, that wherein they boast they may be found even as we. (13)For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. (14)And no wonder; for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. (15)It is no great thing then, if also his ministers transform themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.