“Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;”
Though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more — the conditional 'if anyone thinks he has' (ei tis dokei) is sarcastic: Paul's opponents trust fleshly grounds; Paul outdoes them in such grounds but rejects them. The build-up establishes his credentials before dismissing them.
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