1 Corinthians 4:1-16

1Let a manG444 so account of us, as of ministers of ChristG5547, and stewardsG3623 of the mysteriesG3466 of GodG2316. 2HereG5602, moreover, it is required in stewardsG3623, that a man be foundG2147 faithfulG4103. 3But with me it isG1510 a veryG1646 small thing that I should beG1510 judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mineG1473 own self. 4For I know nothing against myself; yet amG1510 I not hereby justifiedG1344: but he that judgeth me isG1510 the LordG2962. 5Wherefore judgeG2919 nothing before the timeG2540, until the LordG2962 comeG2064, who will both bring to lightG5461 the hidden thingsG3739 of darknessG4655, and makeG5319 manifestG5319 the counsels of the heartsG2588; and then shall each man have his praiseG1868 from GodG2316.

6NowG1161 these thingsG3778, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and ApollosG625 for your sakesG1223; that in us ye might learnG3129 not to go beyond the thingsG3778 which are writtenG1125; that no oneG1520 of you be puffed up for the oneG1520 against the otherG2087. 7For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receiveG2983? but if thou didst receiveG2983 it, whyG5101 dost thou glory as if thou hadst not receivedG2983 it? 8AlreadyG2235 areG1510 ye filled, alreadyG2235 ye areG1510 become richG4147, ye have come to reignG936 without us: yea and I would that ye did reignG936, that we alsoG2532 might reignG936 with you. 9For, I thinkG1380, GodG2316 hath set forth us the apostlesG652 lastG2078 of all, as menG444 doomed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the worldG2889, both to angelsG32 and menG444. 10We are fools for Christ’s sakeG1223, but ye are wiseG5429 in ChristG5547; we are weakG772, but ye are strongG2478; ye have glory, but we have dishonor. 11EvenG2532 unto this presentG737 hourG5610 we both hungerG3983, and thirstG1372, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place; 12and we toilG2872, working with our ownG2398 handsG5495: being reviled, we blessG2127; being persecutedG1377, we endureG430; 13being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the worldG2889, the offscouring of all thingsG3956, even until nowG737.

14I writeG1125 not these thingsG3778 to shame you, but to admonishG3560 you as my belovedG27 childrenG5043. 15For though ye have tenG3463 thousandG3463 tutors in ChristG5547, yetG235 have ye not manyG4183 fathersG3962; for in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 I begat you through the gospelG2098. 16I beseech you thereforeG3767, be ye imitatorsG3402 of me.