If the Corinthians refused to reinstate the repentant man, Satan would overreach them in that they would be as hard and unforgiving as the Devil wanted them to be.
Kui korintlased ei oleks kahetsevat meest tagasi võtnud, oleks Saatan neid kavalasti petnud selles mõttes, et nad oleksid olnud karmid ja halastamatud, mida Saatan just sooviski.