2 Corinthians 10:18
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For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
In other translations
For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
Greek words
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