1 Corinthians 4

1 Corinthians 4 - Versions
1 Corinthians 4 Text (WEB) So let a man think of us as Christ's servants, and stewards of God's mysteries. Here, moreover, it is required of stewards, that they be found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment. Yes, I don't judge my own self. For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges 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. 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. 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? 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. 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. 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. Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place. We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure. Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now. I don't write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News. I beg you therefore, be imitators 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. Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming 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. 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?
1 Corinthians 4 Text (Hebrew) כן יחשב איש אתנו כמשרתי המשיח וסכני רזי אל׃ הנה סוף דבר שלא יבקש מן הסכנים כי אם להמצא נאמן׃ ואני נקלה היא בעיני כי אתם דנים אתי או יום דין של בני אדם גם אני את נפשי לא אדין׃ כי אינני יודע בנפשי רע ובכל זאת לא אצדק כי הדן אתי הוא יהוה׃ על כן אל תשפטו שפוט לפני העת עד כי יבוא האדון אשר גם יוציא לאור את תעלמות החשך ויגלה את עצת הלבבות ואז תהיה תהלה לכל איש מאת האלהים׃ ואת זאת אחי הסבתי על עצמי ועל אפולוס בעבורכם למען תלמדו בנו שלא יתחכם איש יותר ממה שכתוב פן תתגאו איש בשם איש לנגד רעהו׃ כי מי הפליא אותך ומה בידך אשר לא קבלתו ואם קבלתו למה תתהלל כאיש אשר לא קבל׃ הן כבר שבעתם כבר עשרתם ובלעדינו מלכתם ולו מלכתם למען נמלך אתכם גם אנחנו׃ כי אחשב שהאלהים הציג אתנו השליחים שפלי השפלים כבני תמותה כי היינו לראוה לעולם גם למלאכים גם לבני אדם׃ אנחנו סכלים למען המשיח ואתם חכמים במשיח אנחנו חלשים ואתם גבורים אתם נכבדים ואנחנו נקלים׃ ועד השעה הזאת הננו רעבים גם צמאים וערמים ומכים באגרף ואין מנוח לנו׃ ויגעים אנחנו בעמל ידינו קללונו ונברך חרפונו ונסבל׃ גדפו אתנו ותנחנן ונהי כגללי העולם ולסחי לכלם עד עתה׃ ולא לביש אתכם אני כתב הדברים האלה כי אם מזהיר אתכם כבני האהובים׃ כי גם אם היו לכם רבבות אמנים במשיח אין לכם אבות רבים כי אנכי הולדתי אתכם בישוע המשיח על ידי הבשורה׃ על כן אני מבקש מכם ללכת בעקבותי׃ ובעבור זאת שלחתי אליכם את טימותיוס בני האהוב והנאמן באדון והוא יזכיר לכם את דרכי במשיח כאשר מלמד אנכי בכל מקום בכל קהלה וקהלה׃ הן יש מתנשאים כאלו לא אבוא אליכם׃ אבל בוא אבוא אליכם בזמן קרוב אם ירצה האדון ואדעה לא את דברי המתרוממים כי אם את גבורתם׃ כי מלכות האלהים איננה בדבר שפתים כי אם בגבורה׃ ומה תחפצו הבוא אבוא אליכם בשבט או באהבה וברוח ענוה׃
1 Corinthians 4 Text (Greek) ουτως ημας λογιζεσθω ανθρωπος ως υπηρετας χριστου και οικονομους μυστηριων θεου ωδε λοιπον ζητειται εν τοις οικονομοις ινα πιστος τις ευρεθη εμοι δε εις ελαχιστον εστιν ινα υφ υμων ανακριθω η υπο ανθρωπινης ημερας αλλ ουδε εμαυτον ανακρινω ουδεν γαρ εμαυτω συνοιδα αλλ ουκ εν τουτω δεδικαιωμαι ο δε ανακρινων με κυριος εστιν ωστε μη προ καιρου τι κρινετε εως αν ελθη ο κυριος ος και φωτισει τα κρυπτα του σκοτους και φανερωσει τας βουλας των καρδιων και τοτε ο επαινος γενησεται εκαστω απο του θεου ταυτα δε αδελφοι μετεσχηματισα εις εμαυτον και απολλων δι υμας ινα εν ημιν μαθητε το μη υπερ α γεγραπται ινα μη εις υπερ του ενος φυσιουσθε κατα του ετερου τις γαρ σε διακρινει τι δε εχεις ο ουκ ελαβες ει δε και ελαβες τι καυχασαι ως μη λαβων ηδη κεκορεσμενοι εστε ηδη επλουτησατε χωρις ημων εβασιλευσατε και οφελον γε εβασιλευσατε ινα και ημεις υμιν συμβασιλευσωμεν δοκω γαρ ο θεος ημας τους αποστολους εσχατους απεδειξεν ως επιθανατιους οτι θεατρον εγενηθημεν τω κοσμω και αγγελοις και ανθρωποις ημεις μωροι δια χριστον υμεις δε φρονιμοι εν χριστω ημεις ασθενεις υμεις δε ισχυροι υμεις ενδοξοι ημεις δε ατιμοι αχρι της αρτι ωρας και πεινωμεν και διψωμεν και γυμνιτευομεν και κολαφιζομεθα και αστατουμεν και κοπιωμεν εργαζομενοι ταις ιδιαις χερσιν λοιδορουμενοι ευλογουμεν διωκομενοι ανεχομεθα δυσφημουμενοι παρακαλουμεν ως περικαθαρματα του κοσμου εγενηθημεν παντων περιψημα εως αρτι ουκ εντρεπων υμας γραφω ταυτα αλλ ως τεκνα μου αγαπητα [[Greek:{VAR2:|{VAR2:]] [[Greek:<νουθετων>|<νουθετων>]] εαν γαρ μυριους παιδαγωγους εχητε εν χριστω αλλ ου πολλους πατερας εν γαρ χριστω ιησου δια του ευαγγελιου εγω υμας εγεννησα παρακαλω ουν υμας μιμηται μου γινεσθε δια τουτο επεμψα υμιν τιμοθεον ος εστιν μου τεκνον αγαπητον και πιστον εν κυριω ος υμας αναμνησει τας οδους μου τας εν χριστω καθως πανταχου εν παση εκκλησια διδασκω ως μη ερχομενου δε μου προς υμας εφυσιωθησαν τινες ελευσομαι δε ταχεως προς υμας εαν ο κυριος θεληση και γνωσομαι ου τον λογον των πεφυσιωμενων αλλα την δυναμιν ου γαρ εν λογω η βασιλεια του θεου αλλ εν δυναμει τι θελετε εν ραβδω ελθω προς υμας η εν αγαπη πνευματι τε πραυτητος
1 Corinthians 4 Text (Latin) Sic nos existimet homo ut ministros Christi, et dispensatores mysteriorum Dei. Hic jam quæritur inter dispensatores ut fidelis quis inveniatur. Mihi autem pro minimo est ut a vobis judicer, aut ab humano die : sed neque meipsum judico. Nihil enim mihi conscius sum, sed non in hoc justificatus sum : qui autem judicat me, Dominus est. Itaque nolite ante tempus judicare, quoadusque veniat Dominus : qui et illuminabit abscondita tenebrarum, et manifestabit consilia cordium : et tunc laus erit unicuique a Deo. Hæc autem, fratres, transfiguravi in me et Apollo, propter vos : ut in nobis discatis, ne supra quam scriptum est, unus adversus alterum infletur pro alio. Quis enim te discernit ? quid autem habes quod non accepisti ? si autem accepisti, quid gloriaris quasi non acceperis ? Jam saturati estis, jam divites facti estis : sine nobis regnatis : et utinam regnetis, ut et nos vobiscum regnemus. Puto enim quod Deus nos Apostolos novissimos ostendit, tamquam morti destinatos : quia spectaculum facti sumus mundo, et angelis, et hominibus. Nos stulti propter Christum, vos autem prudentes in Christo : nos infirmi, vos autem fortes : vos nobiles, nos autem ignobiles. Usque in hanc horam et esurimus, et sitimus, et nudi sumus, et colaphis cædimur, et instabiles sumus, et laboramus operantes manibus nostris : maledicimur, et benedicimus : persecutionem patimur, et sustinemus : blasphemamur, et obsecramus : tamquam purgamenta hujus mundi facti sumus, omnium peripsema usque adhuc. Non ut confundam vos, hæc scribo, sed ut filios meos carissimos moneo. Nam si decem millia pædagogorum habeatis in Christo, sed non multos patres. Nam in Christo Jesu per Evangelium ego vos genui. Rogo ergo vos, imitatores mei estote, sicut et ego Christi. Ideo misi ad vos Timotheum, qui est filius meus carissimus, et fidelis in Domino : qui vos commonefaciet vias meas, quæ sunt in Christo Jesu, sicut ubique in omni ecclesia doceo. Tamquam non venturus sim ad vos, sic inflati sunt quidam. Veniam autem ad vos cito, si Dominus voluerit : et cognoscam non sermonem eorum qui inflati sunt, sed virtutem. Non enim in sermone est regnum Dei, sed in virtute. Quid vultis ? in virga veniam ad vos, an in caritate, et spiritu mansuetudinis ?
1 Corinthians 4 Text (KJV) Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. 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 of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. 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 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. 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 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? 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 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 ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised. Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace; And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day. I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. 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. Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. 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 would not come to you. 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 in word, but in power. What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?

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