New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Corinthians 4:14-21

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 urgeΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870you, beimitatorsμιμηταίmimētaiG3402of me.

17For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223Ihave sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992to youTimothyΤιμόθεον,TimotheonG5095,whoG3739is mybelovedἀγαπητὸνagapētonG27and faithfulπιστὸνpistonG4103childτέκνονteknonG5043in the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,and he will remindἀναμνήσειanamnēseiG363you of my waysὁδούςhodousG3598which are in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,justG2531asG2531I teachδιδάσκω.¶didaskōG1321everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837in everyπάσῃpasēG3956churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577.

18NowδέdeG1161someτινες·tinesG5100have becomearrogantἐφυσιώθησάνephusiōthēsanG5448,asG5613thoughG5613I were notcomingἐρχομένουerchomenouG2064to you.

19But Iwill comeἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064to you soonταχέωςtacheōsG5030,ifἐὰνeanG1437the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962willsθελήσῃ,thelēsēG2309,and I shall findG1097outG1097, not thewordsλόγονlogonG3056of thoseG3588who arearrogantπεφυσιωμένωνpephusiōmenōnG5448,but their powerδύναμιν.dunaminG1411.

20For the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is not inwordsλόγῳlogōG3056,but in powerδυνάμει.¶dunameiG1411.

21WhatΤίTiG5101do you desireθέλετε;theleteG2309?That I comeἔλθωelthōG2064to you with a rodῥάβδῳrhabdōG4464,orἢēG2228with loveἀγάπῃagapēG26and a spiritπνεύματίpneumatiG4151of gentlenessG4240?

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