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1 Corinthians 4:9-21
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? Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 4
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