<p>2:21- see on 1 Cor. 13:5.</p><p><i>For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ</i>- Paul realized more clearly the apostasy of the brotherhood; &quot;all men seek their own&quot; he commented, in conscious allusion to his earlier words that such self-seeking should not be the case amongst the ecclesia (1 Cor. 10:24). Paul was clearly disappointed in how little care there was for the spiritual welfare of others; he felt Timothy was the only one who 'got it'. And yet he is so positive about his brethren, whilst seeing their deep weaknesses. His 'cup half full' approach was therefore not the result of some naive, Alice in wonderland optimism. It was the more notable because he was not blind to the weaknesses of his brethren. He really believed what he wrote about the imputation of righteousness.</p>