Let a man
so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ,
and stewards of the mysteries of God.
02 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a
man be found faithful.
03 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.
04 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not
hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the
Lord.
05 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.
06 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.
07 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?
08 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.
09 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.
10 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.
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11 Even unto this present hour we both hunger,
and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and
have no certain dwellingplace;
12 And labour, working with our own hands: being
reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer
it:
13 Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the
filth of the world, and are the offscouring of
all things unto this day.
14 I write not these things to shame you, but as
my beloved sons I warn you.
15 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.
16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of
me.
17 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.
18 Now some are puffed up, as though I would not
come to you.
19 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.
20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in
power.
21 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a
rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
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