Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on 1 Corinthians 4:10
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1 Corinthians4:10
10. Irony. How much your lot (supposing it real) is to be envied, and ours to be pitied.
fools--(1Co 1:21; 3:18; compare Ac 17:18; 26:24).
for Christ's sake ... in Christ--Our connection with Christ only entails on us the lowest ignominy, "ON ACCOUNT OF," or, "FOR THE SAKE OF" Him, as "fools"; yours gives you full fellowship IN Him as "wise" (that is, supposing you really are all you seem, 1Co 3:18).
we ... weak ... ye ... strong--(1Co 2:3; 2Co 13:9).
we ... despised--(2Co 10:10) because of our "weakness," and our not using worldly philosophy and rhetoric, on account of which ye Corinthians and your teachers are (seemingly) so "honorable." Contrast with "despised" the "ye (Galatians) despised not my temptation ... in my flesh" (Ga 4:14).
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