‘I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.'
His glorying must necessarily go on in order to combat his opponents, even though in other circumstances it would be ‘not on', it would not be acceptable behaviour. And he will now consider his opponent's claims that they have visions and revelations of the Lord. This was no doubt what had impressed the Corinthians the most. These men spoke in tongues, prophesied, received revelations, (1 Corinthians 14:26), had wondrous experiences of the Spirit in visions (described by themselves), did they? They heard and they saw. And they spoke loudly about what they experienced? Well, let them consider or rival this.