^{16 Ref} Again I say, may no one think me to be a fool; and if otherwise, even as a fool receive me, that I also a little may boast.

^{17 Ref} That which I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this the confidence of boasting;

^{18 Ref} since many boast according to the flesh, I also will boast: