But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves.

For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong. And we pray for this: that you may become fully qualified.

“So,” he said, “let your leaders go down there with me, and if this man has done anything wrong, they may bring charges against him.”

Think about the circumstances of your call, brothers and sisters. Not many were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position.