⁴Suppose someone comes to you and preaches about a Jesus different from the Jesus we preached about. Or suppose you receive a spirit different from the one you received before. Or suppose you receive a message of good news different from the one you accepted earlier. You put up with those kinds of things easily enough.

⁵But I don’t think I’m in any way less important than those “super-apostles.” ⁶I may not be a trained speaker. But I do have knowledge. I’ve made that very clear to you in every way.

⁷When I preached God’s good news to you free of charge, I put myself down in order to lift you up. Was that a sin? ⁸Did I rob other churches when I received help from them so that I could serve you? ⁹When I was with you and needed something, I didn’t cause you any expense. The believers who came from Macedonia gave me what I needed. I haven’t caused you any expense at all. And I won’t ever do it.

¹⁰I’m sure that the truth of Christ is in me. And I’m just as sure that nobody in Achaia will keep me from bragging. ¹¹Why? Because I don’t love you? No! God knows I do! ¹²And I will keep on doing what I’m doing. That will stop those who claim they have things to brag about. They think they have a chance to be considered equal with us.

¹³People like that are false apostles. They work hard to trick others. They only pretend to be apostles of Christ.

¹⁴That comes as no surprise. Even Satan himself pretends to be an angel of light. ¹⁵So it doesn’t surprise us that those who serve Satan pretend to be serving God. They will finally get exactly what they should.

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