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2 Corinthians 10:18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Corinthians 10:18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
18 For it is not the one who recommends himself who is approved,[a] but the one whom the Lord recommends.(A)
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- 10:18 Approved: to be approved is to come successfully through the process of testing for authenticity (cf. 2 Cor 13:3–7 and the note on 2 Cor 8:2). Whom the Lord recommends: self-commendation is a premature and unwarranted anticipation of the final judgment, which the Lord alone will pass (cf. 1 Cor 4:3–5). Paul alludes to this judgment throughout 2 Cor 10–13, frequently in final or transitional positions; cf. 2 Cor 11:15; 12:19a; 13:3–7.
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