Gladly (ηδεως). Irony again. Cf. καλος in 11:4 . So as to φρονιμο οντες (being wise).

For ye suffer fools gladly. You tolerate or endure those who are really fools. This is perhaps, says Dr. Bloomfield, the most sarcastic se…

Ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.—He falls back into the strain of irony of [Reference 1 Corinthians…

(19–21a) Probably no verses in the letter are more scathingly ironical than these. Not only do the Corinthians humor fools; they do so “gladly,” be…

For ye bear with fools willingly. He calls them wise — in my opinion, ironically. He was despised by them, which would n…

For you suffer fools gladly They bore with the false apostles, who were fools; were continually proclaiming their folly, …

It is the duty and practice of Christians to humble themselves, in obedience to the command and example of the Lord; yet prudence must direct which…

After asking the Corinthians to bear patiently with his self-commendation, and showing that he did this out of a zeal for them that was both reason…