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# Connecting Statement:
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As Paul continues to affirm his apostleship, he talks about false apostles.
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# in order that I may take away the claim
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Paul speaks of a false claim that his enemies state as if it were something that he can carry way. AT: "so that I might make it impossible" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# for which they want to boast
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While Paul's boast was that he "freely preached the gospel" ([2 Corinthians 11:7](./07.md)), his enemies boasted that they could speak well ([2 Corinthians 11:6](./05.md)).
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# they are found to be doing the same work that we are doing
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "that people will think that they are like us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# For such people
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"I do what I do because people like them"
# deceitful workers
"dishonest workers"
# disguise themselves as apostles
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"are not apostles, but they try to make themselves look like apostles"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/cutoff]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/boast]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/falseprophet]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/apostle]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/christ]]
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