New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 4:13-19

13when we are slanderedG1426, we try toconciliateπαρακαλοῦμεν,parakaloumenG3870; we havebecomeἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096as the scumπερικαθάρματαperikatharmataG4027of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,the dregsπερίψημαperipsēmaG4067of allG3956thingsG3956, evenuntilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowἄρτι.artiG737.

14I do not writeγράφωgraphōG1125theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778toshameἐντρέπωνentrepōnG1788you, but to admonishνουθετῶν.nouthetōnG3560you as my belovedἀγαπητὰagapētaG27childrenτέκναteknaG5043.

15For ifἐὰνeanG1437you were to haveἔχητεechēteG2192countlessμυρίουςmuriousG3463tutorsπαιδαγωγοὺςpaidagōgousG3807in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235you would not havemanyπολλοὺςpollousG4183fathersπατέρας·paterasG3962, for inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424IbecameG1080your fatherG1080throughδιὰdiaG1223thegospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098.

16ThereforeοὖνounG3767I exhortΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870you, beimitatorsμιμηταίmimētaiG3402of me.

17For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223Ihave sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992to youTimothyΤιμόθεον,TimotheonG5095,whoG3739is mybelovedἀγαπητὸνagapētonG27and faithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103childτέκνονteknonG5043in the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,and he will remindἀναμνήσειanamnēseiG363you of my waysὁδούςhodousG3598which are in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as I teachδιδάσκω.¶didaskōG1321everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837in everyπάσῃpasēG3956churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577.

18NowδέdeG1161someτινες·tinesG5100have becomearrogantἐφυσιώθησάνephusiōthēsanG5448,as thoughὩςHōsG5613I were notcomingἐρχομένουerchomenouG2064to you.

19But Iwill comeἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064to you soonταχέωςtacheōsG5030,ifἐὰνeanG1437the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962willsθελήσῃ,thelēsēG2309,and I shall findγνώσομαιgnōsomaiG1097out, not thewordsλόγονlogonG3056of thoseG3588who arearrogantπεφυσιωμένωνpephusiōmenōnG5448but their powerδύναμιν.dunaminG1411.

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