1 Corinthians 3:7
7So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is significant, but God, who keeps everything growing, is the one who matters.2Cor 12:11; Gal 6:31 Corinthians 15:8-9
8and finally he was seen by me, as though I were born abnormally late.Acts 9:4, 17; 1Cor 9:1 9For I am the least of the apostles and not even fit to be called an apostle because I persecuted God's church.Acts 8:3; 9:1; Gal 1:13; Eph 3:8; Phil 3:6; 1Tim 1:132 Corinthians 11:1
1Paul Contrasts Himself with False ApostlesI wish you would put up with a little foolishness of mine. Yes, do put up with me!2Cor 5:13; 11:162 Corinthians 11:5
5I do not think I'm inferior in any way to those “super-apostles.”1Cor 15:10; 2Cor 12:11; Gal 2:62 Corinthians 11:16-17
16Paul's Sufferings as an ApostleI will say it again: No one should think that I am a fool. But if you do, then treat me like a fool so that I can also boast a little.2Cor 11:1 17When I talk as a confident boaster, I am not talking with the Lord's authority but like a fool.1Cor 7:6, 12; 2Cor 6:4Galatians 2:6-8
6Now those who were reputed to be important added nothing to my message. ▼▼Lit. to me
(What sort of people they were makes no difference to me, since God pays no attention to outward appearances.)Acts 10:34; Rom 2:11; 2Cor 12:11; Gal 6:3 7In fact, they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel for the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel for the circumcised.Acts 13:46; Rom 1:5; 11:13; 1Thes 2:4; 1Tim 2:7; 2Tim 1:11 8For the one who worked through Peter by making him an apostle to the circumcised also worked through me by sending me to the Gentiles.Acts 9:15; 13:2; 22:21; 26:17-18; 1Cor 15:10; Gal 1:16; 3:5; Col 1:29 Ephesians 3:8
8To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given so that I might proclaim to the Gentiles the immeasurable wealth of Christ1Cor 15:9; Gal 1:16; 2:8; Eph 1:7; Col 1:27; 1Tim 1:13, 15; 2:7; 2Tim 1:11
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