I don’t think I’m in any way less important than those“ super- apostles.”

但我想，我一点不在那些最大的使徒以下。

但我想，我一点也不在那些超级使徒以下。

但我想，我一点也不在那些超级使徒以下。

我想，我一点也不比那些“超级使徒”差。

但我认为自己没有一点比不上那些“超等使徒”；

实际上，我认为自己没有一点赶不上那些“超级使徒”。

但我想，我一點不在那些最大的使徒以下。

但我想，我一點也不在那些超級使徒以下。

但我想，我一點也不在那些超級使徒以下。

我想，我一點也不比那些「超級使徒」差。

但我認為自己沒有一點比不上那些“超等使徒”；

不過我想我絲毫也沒有趕不上那些超等的「使徒」。

實際上，我認為自己沒有一點趕不上那些「超級使徒」。

我自謂不亞於至大使徒、

我自謂不亞於至大使徒、

我自思、凡事不亞於至大之使徒、

吾嘗自比諸最大之宗徒、亦未敢多讓也。

I do not think I am in the least inferior to those“ super- apostles.”

Indeed, I consider that I am not in the least inferior to these super-apostles.

But I don’t consider myself inferior in any way to these“ super apostles” who teach such things.

Now I consider myself in no way inferior to those“ super-apostles.”

For I consider myself not in the least inferior to the most eminent apostles.

For I consider that I am not at all inferior to the most eminent apostles.

For I reckon that I am not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.

Now I consider myself in no way inferior to the“ super-apostles.”

For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.

For I consider myself not at all inferior to those“ super- apostles.”

For I reckon that I am not at all behind the very best apostles.

I have made a fool of myself. But you made me do it. You should have praised me. Even though I am nothing, I am in no way less important than the“ super- apostles.”While I was with you, I kept on showing you the actions of a true apostle. These actions include signs, wonders and miracles.

Some people in Jerusalem were thought to be important. But it makes no difference to me what they were. God does not treat people differently. Those people added nothing to my message.In fact, it was just the opposite. They recognized the task I had been trusted with. It was the task of preaching the good news to the Gentiles. My task was like Peter’s task. He had been trusted with the task of preaching to the Jews.God was working in Peter as an apostle to the Jews. God was also working in me as an apostle to the Gentiles.James, Peter and John are respected as pillars in the church. They recognized the special grace given to me. So they shook my hand and the hand of Barnabas. They wanted to show they accepted us. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles. They would go to the Jews.

But because of God’s grace I am what I am. And his grace was not wasted on me. No, I have worked harder than all the other apostles. But I didn’t do the work. God’s grace was with me.