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Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and I don`t burn?
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The Heart of a Shepherd
All commentators agree that this verse reveals Paul's profound empathy. He didn't just observe struggles from a distance; he felt them personally. When a believer was weak—whether in faith, body, or conscience—Paul felt weak with them. Scholars like Calvin and Barnes see this deep, personal identification as the heart of true Christian care and a model for all believers.
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2 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Who is weak, etc. I sympathize with all. I feel what others feel, and their sorrows excite deep sympathetic emotions in my heart. Like a t…
I burn (πυρουμα). Present passive indicative of πυροω, old verb to inflame (from πυρ, fire). When a brother stumbles, Paul is set …
19th Century
Anglican
Who is weak and I am not weak . . .?—These words obviously spring from a recollection of all that was involved in that “r…
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None of the afflictions mentioned in vv.23–27 was a continuous experience. Paul’s crowning trial and privilege was, however, incessant—the daily pr…
16th Century
Protestant
Who is weak. How many there are who allow all offenses to pass by unheeded — who either despise the weaknesses of fellow believers or tram…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Who is weak, and I am not weak ? &c.] What church is so? or what particular believer is so? for he had not only the …
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The apostle gives an account of his labors and sufferings; not out of pride or vainglory, but to the honor of God, who enabled him to do and suffer…
13th Century
Catholic
Here the Apostle lists the evils he voluntarily undertook, namely, those endured in domestic life. He lists three evils that are opposed to the thr…
