2 Corinthians 11:16

I say again, let no man think me a fool,.... For praising himself, or speaking in his own commendation; which he was obliged to do, in vindication of his own character, against the false apostles, for…

I say again - I repeat it. He refers to what he had said in 2Co 11:1. The sense is, “I have said much respecting myself which may seem to be foolish. I admit that to boast in this manner of one’s own…

Let no man think me a fool - See the note on Co2 11:1. As the apostle was now going to enter into a particular detail of his qualifications, natural, acquired, and spiritual; and particularly of his…

Here we have a further excuse that the apostle makes for what he was about to say in his own vindication. 1. He would not have them think he was guilty of folly, in saying what he said to vindicate…

I say again Cf. ch. 2Co 10:8, 2Co 11:1; 2Co 11:6. "Three times he has attempted to begin his boast. First he is interrupted by the recollection of the hollowness of the boast of his opponents: again,…