⁶ So he answered and said to me:

⁸ Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

¹³ And the Lord will make ^(A)you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you ^[a]heed the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them.

Limits of Paul’s Authority

^12 (A)For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.