18 Since many are boasting in the way the world does, I too will boast.
18 Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.
18 Since many boast according to the flesh, I too will boast.
18 Oh, no, it's a bad habit I picked up from the three-ring preachers that are so popular these days.
18 Seeing that many boast according to the flesh, I also will boast.
18 And since others boast about their human achievements, I will, too.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Corinthians 11:18
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 11:16-21
(Read 2 Corinthians 11:16-21)
It is the duty and practice of Christians to humble themselves, in obedience to the command and example of the Lord; yet prudence must direct in what it is needful to do things which we may do lawfully, even the speaking of what God has wrought for us, and in us, and by us. Doubtless here is reference to facts in which the character of the false apostles had been shown. It is astonishing to see how such men bring their followers into bondage, and how they take from them and insult them.