Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, 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 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?

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some, letters of recommendation 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 made a fool of myself, but you drove me to it. I ought to have been commended by you, for I am not in the least inferior to the“ super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers and sisters encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.

We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart.

We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise.

Then, when I arrive, I will give letters of introduction to the men you approve and send them with your gift to Jerusalem.

By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care.

Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.

Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as those sent from God.

Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? We have been speaking in the sight of God as those in Christ; and everything we do, dear friends, is for your strengthening.

So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of it.