So let a man think of us as Christ’s servants and stewards of God’s mysteries.
Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Here, moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by a human court. Yes, I don’t even judge my own self.
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.
For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.
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 time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get 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.
Now these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that in us you might learn not to think beyond the things which are written, that none of you be puffed up against one 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 different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
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 ?
You are already filled. You have already become rich. You have come to reign without us. Yes, and I wish that you did reign, that we also might reign 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 I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and 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’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.
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.
Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place.
Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now.
Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
I don’t write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you .
For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, you don’t have many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News.
For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.
Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
Because of this I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.
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.
Now some are puffed up, as though 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 I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.
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 God’s Kingdom is not in word, but in power.
For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?
What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?