Section 1:12–2:4

Paul’s change in plans

1:12a And this is our boast:

Indeed, our (excl.) boast is this:
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Now, one thing we are proud of is this,

1:12b Our conscience testifies that

our conscience accurately/faithfully reports that
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and our inner being truthfully asserts that

1:12c we have conducted ourselves in the world,

everything we have done toward people,
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whatever we did toward other people in the world,

1:12d and especially in relation to you,

and above all how we have behaved toward you (plur.),
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and even more so whatever we did toward you,

1:12e in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—

(Good News Translation) by God-given frankness and sincerity.

was done in an honest and sincere way, which are ⌊attitudes⌋ from God.
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God enabled us to do them openly and with true/straight motives.

1:12f not in worldly wisdom,

We (excl.) have not depended on human wisdom
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We have not lived according to thoughts considered wise by people who do not follow God.

1:12g but in the grace of God.

but ⌊we depended⌋ on God’s ⌊undeserved⌋ favor.
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Instead, we lived according to God’s way of being kind ⌊to those who do not deserve it⌋.

1:12f–g (reordered)

We have done like that according to God’s grace and not according to worldly wisdom.

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