“To my shame, I must say, we were too weak for that! But whatever anyone else dares to boast of—I am speaking as a fool—I also dare to boast of that.”
To my shame, I admit that we were too weak for that! Whatever anyone else dares to boast about — I am speaking as a fool — I also dare to boast about — Paul *admits* his *astheneia*, weakness, with *biting irony*: he *refused* to exploit them because he *loved* them. Now, forced into the boasters' game, he will demonstrate *superior* credentials through *weakness itself*.
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2 Corinthians 11:21
“To my shame, I must say, we were too weak for that! But whatever anyone else dares to boast of—I am speaking as a fool—I also dare to boast of that.”
To my shame, I admit that we were too weak for that! Whatever anyone else dares to boast about — I am speaking as a fool — I also dare to boast about — Paul *admits* his *astheneia*, weakness, with *biting irony*: he *refused* to exploit them because he *loved* them. Now, forced into the boasters' game, he will demonstrate *superior* credentials through *weakness itself*.
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To my shame, I admit that we were too weak for that! Whatever anyone else dares to boast about — I am speaking as a fool — I also dare to boast about — Paul *admits* his *astheneia*, weakness, with *biting irony*: he *refused* to exploit them because he *loved* them. Now, forced into the boasters' game, he will demonstrate *superior* credentials through *weakness itself*.