(2Co 11:1) “Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. (2) For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.” Paul will momentarily speak to them in a fleshly (carnal) fashion, a sad commentary on their spirituality. The purpose is to communicate to them their need to follow his Holy Spirit inspired teaching, rather than follow the worldliness of false teachers.