⁴⁹ Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but ^(A)I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.

¹⁸ Since ^(A)many boast according to the flesh, I too will boast. ¹⁹ For you gladly bear with fools, ^(B)being wise yourselves! ²⁰ For you bear it if someone ^(C)makes slaves of you, or ^(D)devours you, or takes advantage of you, or puts on airs, or ^(E)strikes you in the face. ²¹ To my shame, I must say, ^(F)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. ²² Are they Hebrews? ^(G)So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they offspring of Abraham? So am I. ²³ Are they ^(H)servants of Christ? ^(I)I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, ^(J)far more imprisonments, ^(K)with countless beatings, and ^(L)often near death.