Paul and the False Apostles

I wish you would put up with a little foolishness from me. Yes, do put up with me.

Paul’s Sufferings for Christ

I repeat: No one should consider me a fool. But if you do, at least accept me as a fool, so I too may boast a little.

What I say in this matter of boasting, I don’t speak as the Lord would, but foolishly.

For you, being so wise, gladly put up with fools!

I say this to our shame: We have been weak. But in whatever anyone dares to boast—I am talking foolishly—I also dare:

For if I want to boast, I will not be a fool, because I will be telling the truth. But I will spare you, so that no one can credit me with something beyond what he sees in me or hears from me,

Signs of an Apostle

I have become a fool; you forced it on me. I should have been endorsed by you, since I am not in any way inferior to the “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.