1 Corinto 4
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Mga Apostol ni Cristo
4 Kaya dapat ituring ninyo kami ni Apolos bilang mga lingkod ni Cristo na pinagkatiwalaan ng Dios na mangaral ng katotohanang inilihim niya noong una. 2 At ang katiwalaʼy dapat maging tapat. 3 Hindi mahalaga sa akin kung ano ang iniisip ninyo o ng sinuman sa akin, ni hindi ko nga pinapahalagahan ang sarili kong opinyon. 4 Kung sabagay, malinis ang aking konsensya, pero hindi ito nangangahulugan na wala akong kasalanan. Ang Panginoon lang ang makapagsasabi kung tama o mali ang aking ginagawa. 5 Kaya huwag kayong humatol nang wala sa takdang panahon. Hintayin ninyo ang pagbabalik ng Panginoon. Pagdating niya, ilalantad niya ang lahat ng mga sekreto at motibo ng bawat isa. At sa panahong iyon, tatanggapin ng bawat isa ang papuring mula sa Dios na ayon sa kanyang ginawa.
6 Mga kapatid, ginamit kong halimbawa ang aking sarili at si Apolos upang matutunan ninyo ang ibig sabihin ng kasabihang, “Huwag ninyong higitan ang sinasabi ng Kasulatan.” Kaya huwag ninyong ipagmalaki ang isa at sabihing mas mabuti siya kaysa sa iba. 7 Bakit sinasabi ninyong nakakahigit kayo sa iba? Ano ba ang mayroon kayo na hindi nagmula sa Dios? Kung ang lahat ng nasa inyoʼy nagmula sa Dios, bakit nagmamalaki kayo na parang galing mismo sa inyo ang mga ito?
8 Inaakala ninyo na nasa inyo na ang lahat ng inyong kailangan, na mayayaman na kayo at naghahari na sa kaharian ng Dios nang wala kami. Sana ngaʼy naghahari na kayo nang makapaghari naman kaming kasama ninyo. 9 Sa tingin ko, kaming mga apostol ay ginawa ng Dios na parang pinakahamak sa lahat ng tao. Para kaming mga taong nahatulan nang mamatay, na ipinaparada sa harap ng buong mundo, sa mga tao at pati sa mga anghel. 10 Dahil sa pangangaral namin tungkol kay Cristo, itinuturing kaming mga hangal. Ngunit kayo naman ay nag-aakalang marurunong dahil nakay Cristo kayo. Kami ay mahihina, at sa palagay ninyo ay malalakas kayo. Iginagalang kayo ng mga tao, habang kami naman ay hinahamak. 11 Maging sa oras na ito, kami ay nagugutom at nauuhaw, hindi makapanamit nang maayos, pinagmamalupitan, at walang matuluyan. 12 Nagtatrabaho kami nang husto upang mabuhay. Kung nilalait kami ng mga tao, pinagpapala namin sila. Kung kami ay inuusig, tinitiis na lang namin ito. 13 Kung kami ay sinisiraan, mahinahon kaming sumasagot. Hanggang ngayon, itinuturing kaming mga basura sa mundo.
14 Hindi ko sinusulat ang mga ito upang ipahiya kayo, kundi upang paalalahanan kayo bilang mga minamahal kong mga anak. 15 Sapagkat kahit marami ang nag-aalaga sa inyong pamumuhay Cristiano, iisa lamang ang inyong ama sa pananampalataya. At ako ang inyong ama, dahil naging anak ko kayo sa pananampalataya kay Cristo Jesus sa pamamagitan ng Magandang Balita na ipinangaral ko sa inyo. 16 Kaya nakikiusap ako na tularan ninyo ako sa aking pamumuhay. 17 At dahil nga rito, pinapapunta ko riyan si Timoteo, ang aking minamahal at tapat na anak sa Panginoon. Ipapaalala niya sa inyo ang tungkol sa pamumuhay ko kay Cristo Jesus, na siya ring itinuturo ko sa lahat ng iglesya saan mang lugar.
18 Ang ilan sa inyo ay nagmamataas na dahil akala nilaʼy hindi na ako pupunta riyan. 19 Ngunit kung loloobin ng Panginoon, pupunta ako riyan sa lalong madaling panahon. At titingnan ko kung ano ang magagawa ng mga tao riyan na mayayabang magsalita. 20 Sapagkat malalaman natin kung ang isang tao ay pinaghaharian ng Dios sa pamamagitan ng kanyang mga gawa at hindi sa salita lamang. 21 Ngayon, ano ang gusto ninyo: darating ako nang galit sa inyo, o darating nang mahinahon at may pag-ibig?
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 Corinthians 4
King James Version
4 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
4 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
6 And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
7 For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
8 Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
9 For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
11 Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
13 Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
14 I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
15 For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
18 Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
21 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
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