1 Corinthians 4:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 You are already satisfied; you have already grown rich; you have become kings[a] without us! Indeed, I wish that you had become kings, so that we also might become kings with you.
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- 4:8 Satisfied…rich…kings: these three statements could also be punctuated as questions continuing the series begun in v 7. In any case these expressions reflect a tendency at Corinth toward an overrealized eschatology, a form of self-deception that draws Paul’s irony. The underlying attitude has implications for the Corinthians’ thinking about other issues, notably morality and the resurrection, that Paul will address later in the letter.
1 Corinthians 4:8
King James Version
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.
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1 Corinthians 4:8
New King James Version
8 You are already full! (A)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!
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1 Corinthians 4:8
English Standard Version
8 Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! Without us you have become kings! And would that you did reign, so that we might share the rule with you!
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