2 Corinthians 12:19

The first part of this verse may have been a statement or a question. The meaning is the same in either case. Paul said what he did, especially in 2 Corinthians 10:1 to 2 Corinthians 12:18, primarily to build up the Corinthian believers in their faith. His self-defense was only a means to that end. It was for that worthy goal that he was willing to speak "foolishly." He recognized that he, as a man in Christ, was ultimately responsible to God, not to his critics (cf. 2 Corinthians 2:17; 2 Corinthians 5:11).