Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some, letters of recommendation to you or from you?

我们岂是又举荐自己吗？岂像别人用人的荐信给你们或用你们的荐信给人吗？

难道我们又开始推荐自己吗？难道我们像某些人那样要用人的推荐信介绍给你们，或用你们的推荐信给人吗？

难道我们又开始推荐自己吗？难道我们像某些人那样要用人的推荐信介绍给你们，或用你们的推荐信给人吗？

难道我们又是在称赞自己吗？难道我们像别人一样，需要拿着推荐信去见你们，或拿着你们的推荐信去见别人吗？

难道我们又在自我推荐吗？难道我们像有些人，要拿荐信给你们，或向你们拿荐信吗？

我们又开始推荐自己吗？难道我们像有些人那样，需要给你们推荐信，或向你们要推荐信吗？

我們豈是又舉薦自己嗎？豈像別人用人的薦信給你們或用你們的薦信給人嗎？

難道我們又開始推薦自己嗎？難道我們像某些人那樣要用人的推薦信介紹給你們，或用你們的推薦信給人嗎？

難道我們又開始推薦自己嗎？難道我們像某些人那樣要用人的推薦信介紹給你們，或用你們的推薦信給人嗎？

難道我們又是在稱讚自己嗎？難道我們像別人一樣，需要拿著推薦信去見你們，或拿著你們的推薦信去見別人嗎？

難道我們又在自我推薦嗎？難道我們像有些人，要拿薦信給你們，或向你們拿薦信嗎？

我們哪是再開始推薦自己呢？難道我們還像有些人需要人的薦書給你們，或是你們的薦書給人麼？

我們又開始推薦自己嗎？難道我們像有些人那樣，需要給你們推薦信，或向你們要推薦信嗎？

我豈復自薦乎、豈如人需薦書與爾、抑取於爾乎、

吾豈復自薦乎、我豈如人、需人之薦書與爾、爾之薦書與人乎、

我豈復自薦乎、我豈如他人需人之薦書與爾、或需爾之薦書與人乎、

吾儕豈復自薦乎？抑吾儕尚須求人之薦書與爾、或爾之薦書與人、如他人之所為乎？

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?

Are we beginning to praise ourselves again? Some people need letters that speak well of them. Do we need those kinds of letters, either to you or from you?

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you, or from you?

Are we beginning to praise ourselves again? Are we like others, who need to bring you letters of recommendation, or who ask you to write such letters on their behalf? Surely not!

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some, letters of recommendation to you or from you?

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some, letters of commendation to you or from you?

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as some others, epistles of commendation to you or letters of commendation from you?

Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? or need we, as do some, epistles of commendation to you or from you?

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some[ others], epistles of commendation to you, or[ letters] of commendation from you?

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? We don’t need letters of recommendation to you or from you as some other people do, do we?

Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as do some, letters of commendation to you or from you?

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.

When he wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers wrote to the disciples urging them to welcome him. After he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace.

We are not commending ourselves to you again, but giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may have a reply for those who take pride in the outward appearance rather than in the heart.

For we don’t dare classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. But in measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves to themselves, they lack understanding.

When I arrive, I will send with letters those you recommend to carry your gracious gift to Jerusalem.

According to God’s grace that was given to me, I have laid a foundation as a skilled master builder, and another builds on it. But each one must be careful how he builds on it.

For you can have 10,000 instructors in Christ, but you can’t have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

just as I also try to please all people in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, so that they may be saved.

For we are not like the many who market God’s message for profit. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.

You have thought all along that we were defending ourselves to you. No, in the sight of God we are speaking in Christ, and everything, dear friends, is for building you up.

For if I boast some more about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I am not ashamed.