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1 Corinthians 4
New American Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 4
New American Standard Bible
Servants of Christ
4 This is the way any person is to regard us: as (A)servants of Christ and (B)stewards of (C)the mysteries of God. 2 In this case, moreover, it is required [a]of stewards that one be found trustworthy. 3 But to me it is an insignificant matter that I would be examined by you, or by any human [b]court; in fact, I do not even examine myself. 4 For I (D)am not aware of anything against myself; however I am not (E)vindicated by this, but the one who examines me is the Lord. 5 Therefore (F)do not go on [c]passing judgment before [d]the time, but wait (G)until the Lord comes, who will both (H)bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of human hearts; and then (I)praise will come to each person from God.
6 Now these things, brothers and sisters, I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos on your account, so that in us you may learn not to exceed (J)what is written, so that no one of you will (K)become [e]arrogant (L)in behalf of one against the other. 7 For who considers you as superior? (M)What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
8 You are (N)already filled, you have already become rich, you have become kings without us; and indeed, I wish that you had become kings so that we also might reign with you! 9 For I think, God has exhibited us, the apostles, last of all as men (O)condemned to death, because we (P)have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to mankind. 10 We are (Q)fools on account of Christ, but (R)you are prudent in Christ! (S)We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are without honor! 11 Up to this present hour we are both (T)hungry and thirsty, and are poorly clothed and roughly treated and homeless; 12 and we labor, (U)working with our own hands; when we are (V)verbally abused, we bless; when we are (W)persecuted, we endure it; 13 when we are slandered, we [f]reply as friends; we have (X)become as the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, even until now.
14 I do not write these things to (Y)shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved (Z)children. 15 For if you were to have countless (AA)tutors in Christ, yet you would not have many fathers, for in (AB)Christ Jesus I (AC)became your father through the (AD)gospel. 16 Therefore I urge you, be (AE)imitators of me. 17 For this reason I (AF)have sent to you (AG)Timothy, who is my (AH)beloved and faithful child in the Lord, and he will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, (AI)just as I teach everywhere in every church. 18 Now some have become [g](AJ)arrogant, as though I were not (AK)coming to you. 19 But I (AL)will come to you soon, (AM)if the Lord wills, and I shall find out, not the [h]words of those who are (AN)arrogant, but their power. 20 For the kingdom of God is (AO)not in [i]words, but in power. 21 What do you desire? (AP)That I come to you with a rod, or with love and a spirit of gentleness?
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 4:2 Lit in
- 1 Corinthians 4:3 Lit day
- 1 Corinthians 4:5 Lit judging anything
- 1 Corinthians 4:5 I.e., the appointed time of judgment
- 1 Corinthians 4:6 Lit puffed up
- 1 Corinthians 4:13 Or conciliate
- 1 Corinthians 4:18 Lit puffed up
- 1 Corinthians 4:19 Lit word
- 1 Corinthians 4:20 Lit word
1 Corinthians 4
New International Version
1 Corinthians 4
New International Version
The Nature of True Apostleship
4 This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants(A) of Christ and as those entrusted(B) with the mysteries(C) God has revealed. 2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 3 I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself. 4 My conscience(D) is clear, but that does not make me innocent.(E) It is the Lord who judges me.(F) 5 Therefore judge nothing(G) before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes.(H) He will bring to light(I) what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.(J)
6 Now, brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, “Do not go beyond what is written.”(K) Then you will not be puffed up in being a follower of one of us over against the other.(L) 7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive?(M) And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
8 Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich!(N) You have begun to reign—and that without us! How I wish that you really had begun to reign so that we also might reign with you! 9 For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession, like those condemned to die(O) in the arena. We have been made a spectacle(P) to the whole universe, to angels as well as to human beings. 10 We are fools for Christ,(Q) but you are so wise in Christ!(R) We are weak, but you are strong!(S) You are honored, we are dishonored! 11 To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.(T) 12 We work hard with our own hands.(U) When we are cursed, we bless;(V) when we are persecuted,(W) we endure it; 13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage(X) of the world—right up to this moment.
Paul’s Appeal and Warning
14 I am writing this not to shame you(Y) but to warn you as my dear children.(Z) 15 Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father(AA) through the gospel.(AB) 16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me.(AC) 17 For this reason I have sent to you(AD) Timothy,(AE) my son(AF) whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.(AG)
18 Some of you have become arrogant,(AH) as if I were not coming to you.(AI) 19 But I will come to you very soon,(AJ) if the Lord is willing,(AK) and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have. 20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of(AL) talk but of power.(AM) 21 What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline,(AN) or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?
1 Corinthians 4
Amplified Bible
1 Corinthians 4
Amplified Bible
Servants of Christ
4 So then, let us [who minister] be regarded as servants of Christ and stewards (trustees, administrators) of the mysteries of God [that He chooses to reveal]. 2 In this case, moreover, it is required [as essential and demanded] of stewards that one be found faithful and trustworthy. 3 But [as for me personally] it matters very little to me that I may be judged by you or any human court [on this point]; in fact, I do not even judge myself. 4 I am aware of nothing against myself and I feel blameless, but I am not by this acquitted [before God]. It is the Lord who judges me. 5 So do not go on passing judgment before the appointed time, but wait until the Lord comes, for He will both bring to light the [secret] things that are hidden in darkness and disclose the motives of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.
6 Now I have applied these things [that is, the analogies about factions] to myself and Apollos for your benefit, believers, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written [in Scripture], so that none of you will become arrogant and boast in favor of one [minister or teacher] against the other. 7 For who regards you as superior or what sets you apart as special? What do you have that you did not receive [from another]? And if in fact you received it [from God or someone else], why do you boast as if you had not received it [but had gained it by yourself]?
8 [You behave as if] you are already filled [with spiritual wisdom and in need of nothing more]. Already you have become rich [in spiritual gifts]! You [in your conceit] have ascended your thrones and become kings without us; and how I wish [that it were true and] that you did reign as kings, so that we might reign with you. 9 For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles at the end of the line, like men sentenced to death [and paraded as prisoners in a procession], because we have become a spectacle to the world [a show in the world’s amphitheater], both to angels and to men. 10 We are [regarded as] fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are highly esteemed, but we are dishonored. 11 To this present hour we are both hungry and thirsty; we are continually poorly dressed, and we are roughly treated, and wander homeless. 12 We work [for our living], working hard with our own hands. When we are reviled and verbally abused, we bless. When we are persecuted, we take it patiently and endure. 13 When we are slandered, we try to be conciliatory and answer softly. We have become like the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, even until now.
14 I do not write these things to shame you, but to warn and advise you as my beloved children. 15 For even if you were to have ten thousand teachers [to guide you] in Christ, yet you would not have many fathers [who led you to Christ and assumed responsibility for you], for I became your father in Christ Jesus through the good news [of salvation]. 16 So I urge you, be imitators of me [just as a child imitates his father]. 17 For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, and he will remind you of my way of life in Christ [my conduct and my precepts for godly living], just as I teach everywhere in every church. 18 Now some of you have become arrogant and pretentious, as though I were not coming to see you. 19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not just the talk of these arrogant people, but [evaluate] their [spiritual] power [whether they live up to their own claims]. 20 For the kingdom of God is not based on talk but on power. 21 Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod [of discipline and correction], or with love and a gentle spirit?
1 Coríntios 4
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009
1 Coríntios 4
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009
Os ministros e despenseiros dos mistérios de Deus
4 Que os homens nos considerem como ministros de Cristo e despenseiros dos mistérios de Deus. 2 Além disso, requer-se nos despenseiros que cada um se ache fiel. 3 Todavia, a mim mui pouco se me dá de ser julgado por vós ou por algum juízo humano; nem eu tampouco a mim mesmo me julgo. 4 Porque em nada me sinto culpado; mas nem por isso me considero justificado, pois quem me julga é o Senhor. 5 Portanto, nada julgueis antes de tempo, até que o Senhor venha, o qual também trará à luz as coisas ocultas das trevas e manifestará os desígnios dos corações; e, então, cada um receberá de Deus o louvor.
A vanglória dos coríntios. A humildade e autoridade do apóstolo
6 E eu, irmãos, apliquei essas coisas, por semelhança, a mim e a Apolo, por amor de vós, para que, em nós, aprendais a não ir além do que está escrito, não vos ensoberbecendo a favor de um contra outro. 7 Porque quem te diferença? E que tens tu que não tenhas recebido? E, se o recebeste, por que te glorias como se não o houveras recebido?
8 Já estais fartos! Já estais ricos! Sem nós reinais! E prouvera Deus reinásseis para que também nós reinemos convosco! 9 Porque tenho para mim que Deus a nós, apóstolos, nos pôs por últimos, como condenados à morte; pois somos feitos espetáculo ao mundo, aos anjos e aos homens. 10 Nós somos loucos por amor de Cristo, e vós, sábios em Cristo; nós, fracos, e vós, fortes; vós, ilustres, e nós, vis. 11 Até esta presente hora, sofremos fome e sede, e estamos nus, e recebemos bofetadas, e não temos pousada certa, 12 e nos afadigamos, trabalhando com nossas próprias mãos; somos injuriados e bendizemos; somos perseguidos e sofremos; 13 somos blasfemados e rogamos; até ao presente, temos chegado a ser como o lixo deste mundo e como a escória de todos.
14 Não escrevo essas coisas para vos envergonhar; mas admoesto-vos como meus filhos amados. 15 Porque, ainda que tivésseis dez mil aios em Cristo, não teríeis, contudo, muitos pais; porque eu, pelo evangelho, vos gerei em Jesus Cristo. 16 Admoesto-vos, portanto, a que sejais meus imitadores. 17 Por esta causa vos mandei Timóteo, que é meu filho amado e fiel no Senhor, o qual vos lembrará os meus caminhos em Cristo, como por toda parte ensino em cada igreja. 18 Mas alguns andam inchados, como se eu não houvesse de ir ter convosco. 19 Mas, em breve, irei ter convosco, se o Senhor quiser, e então conhecerei, não as palavras dos que andam inchados, mas a virtude. 20 Porque o Reino de Deus não consiste em palavras, mas em virtude. 21 Que quereis? Irei ter convosco com vara ou com amor e espírito de mansidão?
1 Coríntios 4
Nova Versão Internacional
1 Coríntios 4
Nova Versão Internacional
Apóstolos de Cristo
4 Portanto, que todos nos considerem como servos de Cristo e encarregados dos mistérios de Deus. 2 O que se requer destes encarregados é que sejam fiéis. 3 Pouco me importa ser julgado por vocês ou por qualquer tribunal humano; de fato, nem eu julgo a mim mesmo. 4 Embora em nada minha consciência me acuse, nem por isso justifico a mim mesmo; o Senhor é quem me julga. 5 Portanto, não julguem nada antes da hora devida; esperem até que o Senhor venha. Ele trará à luz o que está oculto nas trevas e manifestará as intenções dos corações. Nessa ocasião, cada um receberá de Deus a sua aprovação.
6 Irmãos, apliquei essas coisas a mim e a Apolo por amor a vocês, para que aprendam de nós o que significa: “Não ultrapassem o que está escrito”. Assim, ninguém se orgulhe a favor de um homem em detrimento de outro. 7 Pois, quem torna você diferente de qualquer outra pessoa? O que você tem que não tenha recebido? E se o recebeu, por que se orgulha, como se assim não fosse?
8 Vocês já têm tudo o que querem! Já se tornaram ricos! Chegaram a ser reis — e sem nós! Como eu gostaria que vocês realmente fossem reis, para que nós também reinássemos com vocês! 9 Porque me parece que Deus nos colocou a nós, os apóstolos, em último lugar, como condenados à morte. Viemos a ser um espetáculo para o mundo, tanto diante de anjos como de homens. 10 Nós somos loucos por causa de Cristo, mas vocês são sensatos em Cristo! Nós somos fracos, mas vocês são fortes! Vocês são respeitados, mas nós somos desprezados! 11 Até agora estamos passando fome, sede e necessidade de roupas, estamos sendo tratados brutalmente, não temos residência certa e 12 trabalhamos arduamente com nossas próprias mãos. Quando somos amaldiçoados, abençoamos; quando perseguidos, suportamos; 13 quando caluniados, respondemos amavelmente. Até agora nos tornamos a escória da terra, o lixo do mundo.
14 Não estou tentando envergonhá-los ao escrever estas coisas, mas procuro adverti-los, como a meus filhos amados. 15 Embora possam ter dez mil tutores em Cristo, vocês não têm muitos pais, pois em Cristo Jesus eu mesmo os gerei por meio do evangelho. 16 Portanto, suplico-lhes que sejam meus imitadores. 17 Por essa razão estou lhes enviando Timóteo, meu filho amado e fiel no Senhor, o qual lhes trará à lembrança a minha maneira de viver em Cristo Jesus, de acordo com o que eu ensino por toda parte, em todas as igrejas.
18 Alguns de vocês se tornaram arrogantes, como se eu não fosse mais visitá-los. 19 Mas irei muito em breve, se o Senhor permitir; então saberei não apenas o que estão falando esses arrogantes, mas que poder eles têm. 20 Pois o Reino de Deus não consiste de palavras, mas de poder. 21 Que é que vocês querem? Devo ir a vocês com vara, ou com amor e espírito de mansidão?
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