KJ3 Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 4
1 In what account the ministers ought to be had. 9 The apostles spectacles to the world, angels, and men: 15 yet our fathers in Christ.
1Let a man count us as under-servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
2For the rest, it is sought among stewards that one be found faithful.
3But to me it is a small thing that I should be judged by you, or by a man’s day. But I do not even judge myself.
4For I know nothing of myself, but I have not been justified by this; but He judging me is the Lord.
5So then do not judge anything before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both shed light on the hidden things of darkness and will reveal the purposes of the hearts. And then praise will be to each one from God.
6And, brothers, I transferred these things to myself and Apollos because of you, that in us you may learn not to think above what is written, that you not be puffed up one against the other.
7For who makes you to differ? And what do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as not receiving it?
8You are already being satiated; you already became rich; you reigned without us (and I would that you really did reign, so that we also might reign together with you!)
9For I think that God pointed us out as last, the apostles, as condemned to death, because we became a spectacle to the world, even to angels and to men.
10We are fools for the sake of Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are not honored.
11Until the present hour we also hunger and thirst, and are poorly clothed, and are buffeted, and wander homeless,
12and we labor, working with our own hands. Being cursed, we bless; persecuted, we bear;
13being defamed, we entreat. We have become as offscouring of the world, dirt wiped off by all until now.
14I do not write these things shaming you, but admonishing you as my beloved children.
15For if you should have myriads of tutors in Christ, yet not many fathers; for I fathered you in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
16Therefore I urge you, be imitators of me.
17Because of this I sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved child, and faithful in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.
18As to my not coming to you now, some were puffed up.
19But if the Lord wills, I will come to you shortly. And I will know, not the word of the ones who have been puffed up, but the power.
20For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
21What do you desire? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of meekness?
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