1 Corinto 4
Magandang Balita Biblia
Mga Apostol ni Cristo
4 Dapat ninyong kilalanin na kami'y mga lingkod ni Cristo at katiwala ng mga hiwaga ng Diyos. 2 Ang katiwala'y kailangang maging tapat sa kanyang panginoon. 3 Walang anuman sa akin kung ako'y hatulan ninyo, o ng alinmang hukuman ng tao; ako man ay hindi humahatol sa aking sarili. 4 Malinis(A) ang aking budhi, subalit hindi iyon katibayan na ako'y walang kasalanan. Ang Panginoon ang humahatol sa akin. 5 Kaya't huwag kayong humatol nang wala pa sa panahon; maghintay kayo sa pagdating ng Panginoon. Siya ang maglalantad ng mga bagay na ngayo'y natatago sa kadiliman at maghahayag ng mga lihim na hangarin ng bawat isa. Sa panahong iyon, bawat isa'y bibigyan ng Diyos ng angkop na parangal.
6 Mga kapatid, kami ni Apolos ang ginamit kong halimbawa para sa inyong kapakinabangan, upang matutuhan ninyo ang kahulugan ng kasabihang, “Huwag lalampas sa nasusulat.” Huwag ninyong ipagmalaki ang isang tao upang hamakin ang iba. 7 Paano kayo nakakahigit sa iba? Hindi ba't lahat ng nasa inyo'y ibinigay lamang sa inyo ng Diyos? Kung gayon, bakit ninyo ipinagyayabang iyon na parang hindi kaloob sa inyo?
8 Kayo pala'y nasisiyahan na! Mayayaman na pala kayo! Kayo pala'y mga hari na, at kami'y hindi. Sana nga'y naging hari na kayo upang kami man ay maghari ding kasama ninyo. 9 Sa palagay ko, kaming mga apostol ang ginawa ng Diyos na pinakahamak sa lahat ng tao. Ang katulad namin ay mga taong nahatulan ng kamatayan; isang panoorin para sa sanlibutan, ng mga anghel at ng mga tao. 10 Kami'y mga hangal alang-alang kay Cristo; kayo nama'y marurunong dahil kay Cristo! Mahihina kami; kayo nama'y malalakas. Hinahamak kami; kayo nama'y pinaparangalan! 11 Hanggang sa oras na ito, kami'y nagugutom, nauuhaw, at halos hubad; kami'y pinapahirapan at walang matirhan. 12 Nagpapakahirap(B) kami at nagbabanat ng buto para kumita ng ikabubuhay. Idinadalangin namin ang mga lumalait sa amin; kapag kami'y inuusig, nagtitiis kami. 13 Kapag kami'y sinisiraan, mahinahon kaming sumasagot. Hanggang ngayon, kami'y parang maruming basahan, pinakahamak sa lahat ng tao sa mundo.
14 Ito'y isinusulat ko, hindi upang hiyain kayo, kundi upang pangaralan bilang minamahal kong mga anak. 15 Kahit magkaroon pa kayo ng napakaraming tagapagturo sa pamumuhay Cristiano, iisa lamang ang inyong ama. Sapagkat kayo'y naging mga anak ko sa pananampalataya kay Cristo Jesus sa pamamagitan ng Magandang Balitang ipinangaral ko sa inyo. 16 Kaya't(C) isinasamo ko sa inyo, tularan ninyo ako.
17 Dahil dito, pinapunta ko riyan si Timoteo, ang aking minamahal at tapat na anak sa Panginoon. Ipapaalala niya sa inyo ang mga patakaran ko sa buhay sa pagsunod kay Cristo Jesus.[a] Ang mga patakaran ding iyon ang itinuturo ko sa bawat iglesya sa lahat ng dako.
18 Nagmamalaki ang ilan sa inyo dahil ang akala nila'y hindi na ako pupunta riyan. 19 Ngunit kung loloobin ng Panginoon, ako'y pupunta riyan sa lalong madaling panahon. Titingnan ko kung anong kapangyarihan ang ipinagmamalaki ng mga iyan, at hindi lamang ang kanilang sinasabi. 20 Sapagkat ang paghahari ng Diyos ay hindi sa salita, kundi sa kapangyarihan. 21 Alin ang gusto ninyo? Dumating ako riyan na may dalang pamalo, o mayroong diwa ng pag-ibig at kahinahunan?
Footnotes
- 1 Corinto 4:17 kay Cristo Jesus: Sa ibang manuskrito'y sa Panginoong Jesus .
1 Corinthians 4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Faithful Manager
4 A person should consider us in this way: as servants(A) of Christ and managers(B) of God’s mysteries.(C) 2 In this regard, it is expected of managers that each one of them be found faithful.(D) 3 It is of little(E) importance to me that I should be evaluated(F) by you or by any human court.[a] In fact, I don’t even evaluate myself. 4 For I am not conscious of anything against myself, but I am not justified(G) by this. The One who evaluates me is the Lord. 5 Therefore don’t judge(H) anything prematurely, before the Lord comes,(I) who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.(J)
The Apostles’ Example of Humility
6 Now, brothers,(K) I have applied these things to myself and Apollos(L) for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the saying: “Nothing beyond what is written.”[b] The purpose is that none of you will be inflated with pride in favor of one person over another. 7 For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you didn’t receive? If, in fact, you did receive it, why do you boast as if you hadn’t received it? 8 You are already full! You are already rich! You have begun to reign as kings without us—and I wish you did reign, so that we could also reign with you! 9 For I think God has displayed us, the apostles, in last place, like men condemned to die: We have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men. 10 We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ!(M) We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored! 11 Up to the present hour we are both hungry and thirsty; we are poorly clothed, roughly treated, homeless; 12 we labor, working(N) with our own hands.(O) When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; 13 when we are slandered, we respond graciously. Even now, we are like the world’s garbage, like the dirt everyone scrapes off their sandals.(P)
Paul’s Fatherly Care
14 I’m not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my dear children.(Q) 15 For you can have 10,000 instructors in Christ, but you can’t have many fathers. For I became your father(R) in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me. 17 This is why I have sent(S) Timothy to you. He is my dearly loved and faithful(T) son in the Lord. He will remind you about my ways in Christ Jesus, just as I teach everywhere in every church. 18 Now some are inflated with pride, as though I were not coming to you. 19 But I will come to you soon,(U) if the Lord wills, and I will know not the talk but the power of those who are inflated with pride. 20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. 21 What do you want? Should I come to you with a rod,(V) or in love and a spirit of gentleness?(W)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 4:3 Lit a human day
- 1 Corinthians 4:6 The words in quotation marks could = the OT, a Jewish maxim, or a popular proverb.
1 Corinthians 4
International Children’s Bible
Apostles of Christ
4 This is what people should think about us: We are servants of Christ. We are the ones God has trusted with his secret truths. 2 A person who is trusted with something must show that he is worthy of that trust. 3 I do not care if I am judged by you or if I am judged by any human court. I do not even judge myself. 4 I know of no wrong that I have done. But this does not make me innocent. The Lord is the One who judges me. 5 So do not judge before the right time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light things that are now hidden in darkness. He will make known the secret purposes of people’s hearts. Then God will give everyone the praise he should get.
6 Brothers, I have used Apollos and myself as examples. I did this so that you could learn from us the meaning of the words, “Follow only what is written in the Scriptures.” Then you will not be proud of one man and hate another. 7 Who says that you are better than others? Everything you have was given to you. And if this is so, why do you brag as if you got these things by your own power?
8 You think you have everything you need. You think you are rich. You think you have become kings without us. I wish you really were kings! Then we could be kings together with you. 9 But it seems to me that God has given me and the other apostles the last place. We are like men sentenced to die. We are like a show for the whole world to see—angels and people. 10 We are fools for Christ’s sake. But you think you are very wise in Christ. We are weak, but you think you are strong. You receive honor, but we are hated. 11 Even now we still do not have enough to eat or drink or enough clothes. We are often beaten. We have no homes. 12 We work hard with our own hands for our food. People curse us, but we bless them. They hurt us, and we accept it. 13 They say evil things against us, but we say only kind things to them. Even today, we are treated as though we are the garbage of the world—the dirt of the earth.
14 I am not trying to make you feel ashamed. I am writing this to give you a warning as if you were my own dear children. 15 For though you may have 10,000 teachers in Christ, you do not have many fathers. Through the Good News I became your father in Christ Jesus. 16 So I beg you, please be like me. 17 That is why I am sending Timothy to you. He is my son in the Lord. I love Timothy, and he is faithful. He will help you remember the way I live in Christ Jesus. This way of life is what I teach in all the churches everywhere.
18 Some of you have become proud, thinking that I will not come to you again. 19 But I will come very soon if the Lord wants me to. Then I will see what those who are proud can do, not what they say. 20 I want to see this because the kingdom of God is not talk but power. 21 Which do you want: that I come to you with punishment, or that I come with love and gentleness?
1 Corinthians 4
Common English Bible
Paul’s role as an apostle
4 So a person should think about us this way—as servants of Christ and managers of God’s secrets. 2 In this kind of situation, what is expected of a manager is that they prove to be faithful. 3 I couldn’t care less if I’m judged by you or by any human court; I don’t even judge myself. 4 I’m not aware of anything against me, but that doesn’t make me innocent, because the Lord is the one who judges me. 5 So don’t judge anything before the right time—wait until the Lord comes. He will bring things that are hidden in the dark to light, and he will make people’s motivations public. Then there will be recognition for each person from God.
6 Brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit. I’ve done this so that you can learn what it means not to go beyond what has been written and so none of you will become arrogant by supporting one of us against the other. 7 Who says that you are better than anyone else? What do you have that you didn’t receive? And if you received it, then why are you bragging as if you didn’t receive it? 8 You’ve been filled already! You’ve become rich already! You rule like kings without us! I wish you did rule so that we could be kings with you! 9 I suppose that God has shown that we apostles are at the end of the line. We are like prisoners sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle in the world, both to angels and to humans. 10 We are fools for Christ, but you are wise through Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, but we are dishonored! 11 Up to this very moment we are hungry, thirsty, wearing rags, abused, and homeless. 12 We work hard with our own hands. When we are insulted, we respond with a blessing; when we are harassed, we put up with it; 13 when our reputation is attacked, we are encouraging. We have become the scum of the earth, the waste that runs off everything, up to the present time.
14 I’m not writing these things to make you ashamed but to warn you, since you are my loved children. 15 You may have ten thousand mentors in Christ, but you don’t have many fathers. I gave birth to you in Christ Jesus through the gospel, 16 so I encourage you to follow my example. 17 This is why I’ve sent Timothy to you; he’s my loved and trusted child in the Lord; he’ll remind you about my way of life in Christ Jesus. He’ll teach the same way as I teach everywhere in every church. 18 Some have become arrogant as if I’m not coming to see you. 19 But, if the Lord is willing, I’ll come to you soon. Then I won’t focus on what these arrogant people say, but I’ll find out what power they possess. 20 God’s kingdom isn’t about words but about power. 21 Which do you want? Should I come to you with a big stick to punish you, or with love and a gentle spirit?
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