Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all.
In this appeal Paul beseeches his brethren to become as he is, taking his own life as the pattern for them to follow. The example he set among them was that of a man who rose above bodily infirmity rather than being hindered by it. Both his life and his preaching were centered on Jesus as the sinner's only hope. What he held before them was the love of God revealed in the sacrifice of Christ.
In this appeal Paul beseeches his brethren to become as he is, taking his own life as the pattern for them to follow. The example he set among them was that of a man who rose above bodily infirmity rather than being hindered by it. Both his life and his preaching were centered on Jesus as the sinner's only hope. What he held before them was the love of God revealed in the sacrifice of Christ.