I shall not be foolish (ουκ εσομα αφρων). Apparent contradiction to 11:1,16. But he is here speaking of the Paul "caught up" in ca…

For though I would desire to glory. I take this to be a solemn and serious declaration of the irony that precedes; and that Paul means to …

For though I would desire to glory... He had said in the preceding verse that he will glory only in his infirmities. He i…

The remarkable contrast between Paul and the certain “man in Christ” (v.2) comes into even sharper relief in v.5 and naturally prompts the question…

For if I should desire. So that what he had said—namely, his lack of inclination to boast—would not be turned into an occasion for slander…

For though I would desire to glory
. Had a mind to it, chose it, and was fond of it, thought fit to proceed in this …

There can be no doubt the apostle speaks of himself. Whether heavenly things were brought down to him while his body was in a trance, as in the cas…

Having spoken of the first rapture, the Apostle now speaks of a second one. He first mentions the rapture itself, and second, its excellence ([Refe…