ጳውሎስ ሐዋርያዊ ሥልጣኑን በመጠቀም ሰዎች እንዲያከብሩትና እንዲታዘዙት ለማድረግ ይችል ነበር፤ ይሁንና በፍቅርና በትዕግሥት ማገልገሉን መረጠ።
Paul could have exercised his apostolic authority and commanded the people to obey him and respect him; but he preferred to minister with patience and love.