7. He also appeared to James,and then to allthe apostles.
8. Finally, he appeared to me, even though I am like someone who was born at the wrong time.
9. I am the least important of all the apostles. In fact, I caused so much trouble for God's church that I don't even deserve to be called an apostle.
10. But God was kind! He made me what I am, and his wonderful kindness wasn't wasted. I worked much harder than any of the other apostles, although it was really God's kindness at work and not me.
11. But it doesn't matter if I preached or if they preached. All of you believed the message just the same.