ISB ~ 2 Corinthians 11 v21 - 12

An impassioned account of Paul’s credentials, sometimes called the “Fool’s Speech”. It falls into two parts:the first recounts the apostle’s numerous afflictions (11:22-33), the second his heavenly journeys (12:1-10). Paul boasts of these experiences to counter the claims of his opponents, who brag that their credentials and leadership skills outmatch his own.

Paul insists otherwise:unlike them, he follows the footsteps of Christ by suffering and laying down his life in service to others (4:7-12; Lk 9:23; 1 Pet 2:21).