Whatever the first - century practices involving stealing, adultery, and robbing temples that Paul was alluding to, let us not miss the thrust of his comments. He asked: “Do you, however, the one teaching someone else, not teach yourself? ” It is noteworthy that the examples that Paul raised had to do with morality.
Lai kādi būtu bijuši tie pārkāpumi, ko Pāvils sauca par zagšanu, laulības pārkāpšanu un tempļu izlaupīšanu, vissvarīgākais ir saprast galveno atziņu, ko viņš izteica, jautādams: ” Citus tu māci — un pats sevi nemāci? ”