Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
KJV
King James Version
So then,
men
ought
to
regard
us as servants
of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Let
a
man
so account
of
us ,
as of the
ministers
of
Christ ,
and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Now
it is required of
stewards that they
be found faithful.
Moreover
it is required in
stewards ,
that a
man
be found faithful.
I
care
very little,
however,
if
I am
judged by
you or by
any
human
court.
In
fact
, I do
not
even
judge myself
.
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
.
My
conscience
is
clear,
but that does
not
vindicate
me .
It
is the Lord who
judges
me
.
For
I
know
nothing
by
myself;
yet
am
I
not
hereby
justified:
but he
that judgeth
me is the Lord.
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed
time ;
wait
until the Lord comes.
He
will bring to light what
is
hidden in
darkness and will expose
the motives
of men’s
hearts .
At
that
time
each
will
receive
his
praise from
God.
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.
Brothers
, I have applied
these
things
to myself and Apollos for your benefit,
so
that you
may
learn from
us not to go
beyond
what
is written .
Then
you will
not
take
pride
in
one man
over
another.
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.
For who makes
you
so
superior
? What do
you
have
that you
did
not receive? And
if you
did
receive it, why do
you
boast
as though
you
did
not?
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
?
Already
you
have
all
you
want.
Already
you
have
become
rich .
Without
us
, you
have become
kings .
How
I wish
you
really
were
kings
, so
that we might be
kings
with you !
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 .
For it
seems
to
me
that God has
displayed
us apostles
at
the end
of
the
procession
, like
prisoners
appointed for
death .
We have
become
a spectacle to
the whole
world, to angels as
well
as
to men.
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.
We are fools for Christ
, but you
are wise in Christ .
We are weak, but you
are strong .
You
are honored
, but we are dishonored
.
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
.
To
this very
hour we are
hungry
and thirsty
, we
are poorly
clothed
, we
are brutally
treated
, we
are
homeless.
Even
unto
this present
hour we both
hunger,
and thirst
, and
are naked
, and
are buffeted
, and
have
no
certain
dwellingplace;
We
work
hard
with our own hands .
When
we
are
vilified
, we bless; when
we
are
persecuted, we endure
it ;
And
labour,
working
with our own hands :
being
reviled
, we bless; being
persecuted, we suffer
it :
when
we
are
slandered
, we answer
gently.
Up
to
this
moment
we have
become
the scum
of the earth
, the refuse
of the
world
.
Being
defamed
, we intreat:
we are
made
as
the filth
of the world
, and
are
the offscouring
of all
things
unto
this
day
.
I am
not writing
this
to shame you, but to
warn
you
as my beloved children
.
I write
not these
things
to shame you, but as my beloved sons
I
warn
you
.
Even
if
you
have ten thousand guardians
in Christ, you
do
not
have many fathers ;
for in Christ Jesus I became
your
father
through the gospel.
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.
Therefore
I urge
you to
imitate
me.
Wherefore
I beseech
you ,
be
ye
followers
of
me.
That
is
why
I
have sent you Timothy
, my beloved and faithful child
in the Lord .
He
will
remind
you of my way
of
life
in Christ Jesus
, which
is
exactly
what
I teach everywhere
in every church.
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.
Some of
you
have
become
arrogant
, as if
I were
not coming
to you.
Now
some are
puffed
up
, as though
I would
not come
to you.
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is
willing
, and then
I
will find
out
not only
what
these
arrogant
people
are saying
, but what
power they
have
.
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.
For the kingdom of God is not a
matter
of
talk
but of
power.
For the kingdom of God is not in
word,
but in
power.
Which
do
you
prefer
? Shall I come to
you with a rod, or in love and with
a
gentle
spirit?
What
will
ye
? shall I come unto
you with a rod, or in love ,
and in
the
spirit of
meekness
?
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