2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 Corinthians 10:17 Paul supports his boasting as an apostle (vv. 2 Corinthians 10:12) by citing Jeremiah 9:23 (compare 1 Corinthians 1:31). Since all human abilities and achievements are gifts from God, the only true basis for boasting is to boast in the Lord, that is, boasting in what the Lord provides, not in one’s accomplishments. The Lord commends his people by working in and through their lives (see 2 Corinthians 3:1; 2 Corinthians 4:2; 2 Corinthians 5:12; 2 Corinthians 6:4).

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