2 CORINTHIANS 10:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.”
So let the one who boasts boast in the Lord — the verse repeats 10:17, emphasizing through *repetitio* the central principle: all *kaúchēsis* finds its *telos*, end, in *kyrios*. Authority, legitimacy, and worth are measured by Christ, not human estimation.
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 10:18
“For not he that commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends.” He did not say, we are so, “but whom the Lord commends.” Do you see how modestly he speaks? But if as he proceeds he stirs up loftier words, wonder not, for this also comes of Paul's prudence. For if he had gone on in every part to speak lowly words, he would not have hit these men so effectually, nor have extricated the disciples from their error. For it is possible both by modesty ill-timed to do…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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