Paul was not indulging in self - justification or self - pity, as though he were so heavily laden with sin that he could not help himself.
فَهُوَ كَانَ مَسِيحِيًّا نَاضِجًا وَمَمْسُوحًا بِٱلرُّوحِ ٱخْتِيرَ ‹ رَسُولًا لِلْأُمَمِ › .‏