Paul’s passionate desire that anything he may say which seems to border on spiritual pride should not be mistaken for an apostolic utterance. The charges here made against his opponents may well be true. These men did look on the Corinthians as converts to a cause rather than as fellow-members of Christ’s Church. In their bigoted propaganda they would employ any means, short of physical violence, to win assent for their position. ‘Devours’ (A.V.) really means spends your money, [20] or alternatively,