15 We limit our boasting to the work that is ours. We don’t boast about the work other people have done. We hope that your faith will continue to grow. We hope that you will help our work to grow much larger.
16 We want to tell the Good News in the areas beyond your city. We don’t want to boast about work that has already been done in someone else’s area.
17 “Whoever boasts should boast only about the Lord.”
18 What people say about themselves means nothing. What counts is whether the Lord says they have done well.