Misinterpretations often miss Paul's sarcasm, wrongly viewing the passage as endorsing passive endurance of abusive leaders or 'fools' as a mark of Christian humility, rather than a call to reject exploitation; others detach it from its context of false apostles invading the church, applying it indiscriminately to criticize all authority figures or justify suffering any mistreatment without discernment.
II Corinthians 11:20
King James Version (1769)
20 For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.
Paul uses sharp sarcasm in 2 Corinthians 11:20 to rebuke the Corinthian believers for proudly tolerating false apostles who exploit them—bringing them into bondage, devouring their resources, taking advantage, exalting themselves, and even striking them—highlighting the church's self-deceived wisdom and urging true discernment to reject such abusive false teachers who pervert spiritual authority for personal gain.