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General Information:
Paul uses irony here to shame the Corinthians and make them realize that they are sinning when they are proud of themselves and their teachers. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony)
God has put us apostles on display
Paul expresses two ways how God has put his apostles on display for the world to see. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
has put us apostles on display
God has displayed the apostles just like prisoners at the end of a Roman military parade, who are humiliated before their execution. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
like men sentenced to death
God put the apostles on display like men who are about to be executed. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
to the world—to angels, and to human beings
Possible meanings are 1) "the world" consists of both supernatural ("angels") and natural ("human beings") or 2) the list consists of three items: "to the world, to angels, and to human beings." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism)