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1 Corinthians 4

1LetamanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444soaccountofusasservantsὑπηρέταςhupēretasG5257ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andstewardsοἰκονόμουςoikonomousG3623of[the]mysteriesμυστηρίωνmustēriōnG3466ofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

2HereG5602, further,itissoughtG2212instewardsοἰκονόμοιςoikonomoisG3623,thatamanbefoundG2147faithfulπιστόςpistosG4103.

3ButformeitisG1510theveryG1646smallestmatterthatIbeG1510examinedofyouorofman'sdayG2250.NordoIevenG3761examinemyself.

4ForIamG1510consciousofnothinginmyself;butIamG1510notjustifiedG1344bythis:buthethatexaminesmeisG1510theLordκύριόςkuriosG2962.

5SothatdonotjudgeκρίνετεkrineteG2919anythingτιtiG5100before[the]timeκαιροῦkairouG2540,untiltheLordκύριος,kuriosG2962shallcomeἔλθῃelthēG2064,whoshallalsoG2532bothbringtolightφωτίσειphōtiseiG5461thehiddenthingsG3739ofdarknessσκότουςskotousG4655,andshallmakeφανερώσειphanerōseiG5319manifestG5319thecounselsofheartsκαρδιῶν·kardiōnG2588;andthenshalleachhave[his]praiseἔπαινοςepainosG1868fromGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

6Nowδέ,deG1161thesethingsΤαῦταTautaG3778,brethren,Ihavetransferred,intheirapplication,tomyselfandApollosἈπολλῶνApollōnG625,foryoursakesG1223,thatyemaylearnμάθητεmathēteG3129inusthe[lessonof]not[lettingyourthoughts go]abovewhatiswrittenG1125,thatyemaynotbepuffeduponeεἷςheisG1520for[sucha]oneἑνὸςhenosG1520againstanother.

7Forwhomakes theetodiffer?andwhathast thouwhichthou hastnotreceivedG2983?butifalsoG2532thou hastreceivedG2983,whyG5101boastest thouasnotreceivingG2983?

8AlreadyἤδηēdēG2235yeareG1510filled;alreadyἤδηēdēG2235yehavebeenG1510enriched; yehavereignedἐβασιλεύσατε·ebasileusateG936withoutus;andIwouldthatyereignedἐβασιλεύσατε,ebasileusateG936,thatwealsoG2532mightreignG936withyou.

9ForIthinkδοκῶdokōG1380thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316hassetustheapostlesG652forthelastἐσχάτουςeschatousG2078,asappointedtodeath.ForwehavebecomeἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096aspectacletotheworldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,bothtoangelsἀγγέλοιςangeloisG32andmenG444.

10We[are]foolsforChrist'ssakeG1223,butyeprudentinChristG5547:weweakἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772,butyestrongἰσχυροί·ischuroiG2478: yeglorious,butweindishonour.

11TothepresentἄρτιartiG737hourὥραςhōrasG5610webothhungerπεινῶμενpeinōmenG3983andthirstδιψῶμενdipsōmenG1372,andareinnakedness,andbuffeted,andwanderwithoutahome,

12andlabour,workingwithourownἰδίαιςidiaisG2398handsχερσίν·chersinG5495. Railedat,weblessεὐλογοῦμεν,eulogoumenG2127;persecutedG1377,wesuffer [it];

13insulted,weentreat:wearebecomeἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096as[the] offscouringoftheworldG2889, [the] refuseofall,untilnowἄρτι.artiG737.

14Not[as] chidingdoIwriteγράφωgraphōG1125thesethingsταῦτα,tautaG3778toyou,butasmybelovedἀγαπητὰagapētaG27childrenG5043Iadmonishνουθετῶν.nouthetōnG3560[you].

15Forifye shouldhavetenμυρίουςmuriousG3463thousandG3463instructorsinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notmanyπολλοὺςpollousG4183fathersπατέρας·paterasG3962;forinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424IhavebegottenG1080youthroughtheglad tidings.

16IentreatyouthereforeοὖνounG3767,bemyimitatorsμιμηταίmimētaiG3402.

17ForthisreasonIhavesentG3992toyouTimotheus,whoisG1510mybelovedἀγαπητὸνagapētonG27andfaithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103childτέκνονteknonG5043in[the]Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,whoshallputG3992youinmindofmywaysὁδούςhodousG3598[as]they[areG1510]inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547, accordingasIteachδιδάσκω.¶didaskōG1321everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837ineveryassemblyG1577.

18Butsomehavebeenpuffedup,asifIwerenotcomingG2064toyou;

19butIwillcomeἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064quicklytoyou,iftheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962will;andIwillknowG1097,notthewordG3056ofthosethatarepuffedup,butthepowerδύναμιν.dunaminG1411.

20ForthekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316[is]notinwordλόγῳlogōG3056,butinpowerδυνάμει.¶dunameiG1411.

21Whatwillye?thatIcomeἔλθωelthōG2064toyouwitharodῥάβδῳrhabdōG4464;orinloveἀγάπῃagapēG26,and[in]aspiritπνεύματίpneumatiG4151ofmeekness?

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