15:14 But I myself am fully convinced about you, my brothers and sisters, 1 that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
15:1 But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves. 2
1 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.
2 tn Grk “and not please ourselves.” NT Greek negatives used in contrast like this are often not absolute, but relative: “not so much one as the other.”
3 sn Made rich refers to how God richly blessed the Corinthians with an abundance of spiritual gifts (cf. v. 7).
4 sn Speech and knowledge refer to the spiritual gifts God had blessed them with (as v. 7 confirms). Paul will discuss certain abuses of their gifts in chapters 12-14, but he thanks God for their giftedness.