The Greeks may have considered long - suffering to be a sign of weakness, but here, as in other cases, “a foolish thing of God is wiser than men, and a weak thing of God is stronger than men. ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 1: 25. Christ’s Example of Long - Suffering
बायबल अभ्यासक विल्यम बार्कले यांच्यानुसार, सहनशीलता “ग्रीक मानसिकतेनुसार सद्‌गुणाच्या अगदी उलट आहे. ”