For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness),
Coveting not the praise of people, nor any glory that man might give, alleging the eternal truth of God's word in utmost sincerity, disclaiming even the meager support that might have been available to him had he consented to take it, this mighty apostle moved across the horizon of the first century with the strides of a spiritual giant.  There has hardly been another like Paul.