KJV ORIGINAL
For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
You put up with foolish people so easily, thinking you're the smart ones here.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes we tolerate nonsense because we think we're above it all.
📚 Historical Context
In the letter of 2 Corinthians, Paul is defending his apostolic authority against false teachers who were boasting and deceiving the Corinthian church. He uses sarcasm in this verse to criticize the Corinthians for tolerating these "fools" while pridefully viewing themselves as wise. This reflects the cultural context of the Greco-Roman world, where people often followed charismatic leaders based on rhetoric and self-proclaimed wisdom.
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