2 Corinthians 11:16-17
Paul’s Sufferings for Christ
11:16 I say again, let no one think that I am a fool. But if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
11:17 What I am saying with this boastful confidence I do not say the way the Lord would. Instead it is, as it were, foolishness.
2 Corinthians 11:19
11:19 For since you are so wise, you put up with
fools gladly.
2 Corinthians 11:21
11:21 (To my disgrace
I must say that we were too weak for that!)
But whatever anyone else dares to boast about
(I am speaking foolishly), I also dare to boast about the same thing.
2 Corinthians 5:13
5:13 For if we are out of our minds, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
2 Corinthians 12:11
The Signs of an Apostle
12:11 I have become a fool. You yourselves forced me to do it, for I should have been commended by you. For I lack nothing in comparison to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
2 Corinthians 12:1
Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh
12:1 It is necessary to go on boasting. Though it is not profitable, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
Colossians 1:21
Paul’s Goal in Ministry
1:21 And you were at one time strangers and enemies in your minds as expressed through your evil deeds,
Colossians 3:18
Exhortation to Households
3:18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Colossians 4:10
4:10 Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him).