1 Corinthians 4:13-18
New International Version
13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage(A) of the world—right up to this moment.
Paul’s Appeal and Warning
14 I am writing this not to shame you(B) but to warn you as my dear children.(C) 15 Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father(D) through the gospel.(E) 16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me.(F) 17 For this reason I have sent to you(G) Timothy,(H) my son(I) 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.(J)
18 Some of you have become arrogant,(K) as if I were not coming to you.(L)
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