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1 Corinthians 4
New King James Version
1 Corinthians 4
New King James Version
Stewards of the Mysteries of God
4 Let a man so consider us, as (A)servants of Christ (B)and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. 3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by a human [a]court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. 4 For I know of nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this; but He who judges me is the Lord. 5 (C)Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to (D)light the hidden things of darkness and (E)reveal the [b]counsels of the hearts. (F)Then each one’s praise will come from God.
Fools for Christ’s Sake
6 Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that you may learn in us not to think beyond what is written, that none of you may be [c]puffed up on behalf of one against the other. 7 For who [d]makes you differ from another? And (G)what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
8 You are already full! (H)You are already rich! You have reigned as kings without us—and indeed I could wish you did reign, that we also might reign with you! 9 For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a (I)spectacle [e]to the world, both to angels and to men. 10 We are (J)fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ! (K)We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored! 11 To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless. 12 (L)And we labor, working with our own hands. (M)Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; 13 being defamed, we [f]entreat. (N)We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.
Paul’s Paternal Care
14 I do not write these things to shame you, but (O)as my beloved children I warn you. 15 For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for (P)in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 16 Therefore I urge you, (Q)imitate me. 17 For this reason I have sent (R)Timothy to you, (S)who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will (T)remind you of my ways in Christ, as I (U)teach everywhere (V)in every church.
18 (W)Now some are [g]puffed up, as though I were not coming to you. 19 (X)But I will come to you shortly, (Y)if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power. 20 For (Z)the kingdom of God is not in word but in (AA)power. 21 What do you want? (AB)Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 4:3 Lit. day
- 1 Corinthians 4:5 motives
- 1 Corinthians 4:6 arrogant
- 1 Corinthians 4:7 distinguishes you
- 1 Corinthians 4:9 Lit. theater
- 1 Corinthians 4:13 exhort, encourage
- 1 Corinthians 4:18 arrogant
1 Corinto 4
Ang Pulong Sa Dios
1 Corinto 4
Ang Pulong Sa Dios
Ang mga Apostoles ni Cristo
4 Busa isipa ninyo kami nga mga alagad ni Cristo nga gisaligan sa Dios sa pagpasabot sa kamatuoran nga iyang gitago kaniadto. 2 Ug ang tawo nga gisaligan kinahanglan magpakita nga kasaligan gayod siya.
3 Walay bali kanako kon unsa ang pag-ila ninyo o ni bisan kinsa kanako. Ako gani mismo dili makaingon nga ang akong pag-alagad sa Dios maayo o dili. 4 Hinuon limpyo ang akong konsensya, apan wala kana magkahulogan nga wala na akoy sala. Ang Ginoo lang gayod ang makaingon kon husto o dili ang akong gibuhat. 5 Busa ayaw kamo paghukom sa dili pa moabot ang husto nga panahon. Hulata ninyo ang pag-abot sa Ginoo. Mao kana ang panahon nga ipadayag niya ang mga sekreto ug mga motibo sa kada usa. Unya makadawat ug pagdayeg gikan sa Dios ang kada usa sumala sa iyang mga gibuhat.
6 Mga igsoon, gigamit ko ang akong kaugalingon ug si Apolos isip sumbanan, aron makat-onan ninyo ang gi-ingon nga “Ayaw pasobrahi ang giingon sa Kasulatan.” Busa ayaw ninyo ipasigarbo ang usa sa pag-ingon nga mas maayo siya kaysa usa. 7 Nganong naghuna-huna kamo nga mas maayo gayod kamo kaysa uban? Unsa ang anaa kaninyo nga wala maggikan sa Dios? Ug kon naggikan man kana sa Dios, nganong ipasigarbo ninyo nga daw sa inyo gayod?
8 Naghuna-huna kamo nga wala nay nakulang kaninyo, mga adunahan na kamo ug nagahari na sa gingharian sa Dios bisan kon kami wala pa. Maayo gayod unta kon nagahari na kamo aron makahari usab kami uban kaninyo. 9 Alang kanako, kaming mga apostoles morag gibutang sa Dios sa labing ubos nga kahimtang. Sama kami sa mga hinukman nga patyon ug nahimong talan-awon sa tibuok kalibotan, sa tanang mga tawo ug sa tanang mga anghel. 10 Tungod sa among pagtudlo mahitungod kang Cristo, nakaingon ang mga tawo nga mga buang kami. Apan kamo naghuna-huna nga mga maalam kamo tungod kay anaa kamo kang Cristo. Mga maluya kami, apan sa inyong hunahuna, kamo lig-on. Gidayeg pa kamo sa mga tawo, apan kami gitamay lang nila. 11 Hangtod gani karon giantos namo ang kagutom ug kauhaw, ug kulang kami sa bisti. Gidagmalan kami sa mga tawo, ug wala kamiy kaugalingong balay. 12 Nagtrabaho kami ug nagpasingot aron lang mabuhi. Giampo namo ang mga tawo nga nagpasipala kanamo nga kaloy-an sila sa Dios. Giantos lang namo ang mga paglutos sa mga tawo. 13 Gipakaulawan kami, apan gibalosan namog kalumo. Hangtod karon, sa hunahuna sa mga tawo kami labing ubos ug morag basura lang.
14 Wala ako magsulat niini sa tuyo nga pakaulawan kamo, kondili gusto ko nga matudloan kamo isip mga hinigugma ko nga mga anak. 15 Kay bisan daghan ang nagatudlo kaninyo mahitungod kang Cristo, ako lang gayod ang inyong amahan sa pagtuo. Mga anak ko kamo sa pagtuo diha kang Cristo Jesus tungod kay ako ang nagdala diha kaninyo sa Maayong Balita. 16 Busa gihangyo ko kamo nga sundon ninyo ang akong gibuhat. 17 Mao kana ang hinungdan nga gipadala ko diha kaninyo si Timoteo nga akong hinigugma ug kasaligan nga anak sa Ginoo, aron magpahinumdom siya kaninyo sa akong mga pamaagi sa pagkinabuhi isip sumusunod ni Cristo. Kini nga mga pamaagi ako usab nga gitudlo sa mga tumutuo sa bisan asang lugar.
18 Ang uban kaninyo mapahitas-on na, kay abi nila ug dili na ako moanha diha. 19 Apan kon itugot sa Ginoo, moanha ako diha sa labing madali. Ug tan-awon ko gayod kon unsa ang mahimo nianang mga tawhana nga hilabihan kamapahitas-on manulti. 20 Kay ang tinuod, kon ang Dios mao ang nagahari sa atong kinabuhi, masayran usab kini sa uban pinaagi sa atong mga binuhatan ug dili lang sa atong pagsulti. 21 Busa unsa ang inyong pilion? Moanha ba ako diha nga masuk-anon o mahigugmaon ug may kalumo?
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?
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