He endured trials that could be viewed as more severe than the ones he stumbled over earlier. He showed humility by how he reacted to a public rebuke from the apostle Paul.
(‏ غل ٢ :‏ ​ ١١ -‏ ١٤‏ )‏ هٰذَا وَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يُضْمِرِ ٱلضَّغِينَةَ بَعْدَ أَنْ وُبِّخَ ،‏ شَاعِرًا أَنَّ تَأْنِيبَ بُولُسَ أَفْقَدَهُ ٱعْتِبَارَهُ .‏