1 Corinthians 4

1 Let a man so thinke of vs, as of the ministers of Christ, and disposers of the secrets of God:

So us should regard a man as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

2 And as for the rest, it is required of the disposers, that euery man be found faithfull.

(In this case *N(k)O*) moreover it is required in the stewards that faithful one may be found.

3 As touching me, I passe very litle to be iudged of you, or of mans iudgement: no, I iudge not mine owne selfe.

Me myself however to [the] smallest matter it is that by you I may be examined or by a human court; In fact neither myself do I examine.

4 For I know nothing by my selfe, yet am I not thereby iustified: but he that iudgeth me, is the Lord.

No [thing] for against myself I have been conscious of; yet not by this have I been justified; the [One] however judging me [the] Lord is.

5 Therefore iudge nothing before the time, vntill the Lord come, who will lighten things that are hid in darkenesse, and make the counsels of the hearts manifest: and then shall euery man haue praise of God.

So then not before [the] time anything do judge until when may have come the Lord, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the motives of the hearts; and then the praise will come to each from God.

6 Nowe these things, brethren, I haue figuratiuely applied vnto mine owne selfe and Apollos, for your sakes, that ye might learne by vs, that no man presume aboue that which is written, that one swell not against another for any mans cause.

These things now, brothers, I have applied to myself and Apollos on account of you, so that in us you may learn not beyond (what [things] *N(k)O*) has been written (to think *k*) that not one for one you be puffed up over the other.

7 For who separateth thee? and what hast thou, that thou hast not receiued? if thou hast receiued it, why reioycest thou, as though thou haddest not receiued it?

Who for you makes different? What now have you which not you did receive? If now even you did receive [it], why boast you as not having received [it]?

8 Nowe ye are full: nowe ye are made rich: ye reigne as kings without vs, and would to God ye did reigne, that we also might reigne with you.

Already satiated you are, already you have been enriched, apart from us you reigned; and I wish that really you did reign, so that also we ourselves you may reign with.

9 For I thinke that God hath set forth vs the last Apostles, as men appointed to death: for we are made a gasing stocke vnto the worlde, and to the Angels, and to men.

I think for (that *k*) God us apostles last has exhibited as appointed to death, because a spectacle we have become to the world both to angels and to men.

10 We are fooles for Christes sake, and ye are wise in Christ: we are weake, and ye are strong: ye are honourable, and we are despised.

We ourselves [are] fools on account of Christ you yourselves however wise in Christ; we ourselves weak you yourselves however strong; You yourselves honored we ourselves however without honor.

11 Vnto this houre we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and haue no certaine dwelling place,

As far as the present hour both we hunger and thirst and are poorly clad and are buffeted and wander homeless

12 And labour, working with our owne handes: we are reuiled, and yet we blesse: we are persecuted, and suffer it.

and we toil working with [our] own hands; Being reviled we bless, being persecuted we endure,

13 We are euill spoken of, and we pray: we are made as the filth of the world, the offskowring of all things, vnto this time.

(being defamed *N(k)O*) we entreat, As [the] scum of the earth we have become, of all [the] refuse until now.

14 I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloued children I admonish you.

Not shaming you do I write these things, but as children of mine beloved (admonishing [you]. *N(k)O*)

15 For though ye haue tenne thousand instructours in Christ, yet haue ye not many fathers: for in Christ Iesus I haue begotten you through the Gospel.

If for ten thousand guardians you shall have in Christ yet not many fathers; in for Christ Jesus through the gospel I myself you begot.

16 Wherefore, I pray you, be ye folowers of me.

I exhort therefore you, imitators of mine do become.

17 For this cause haue I sent vnto you Timotheus, which is my beloued sonne, and faithfull in the Lord, which shall put you in remembrance of my wayes in Christ as I teache euery where in euery Church.

On account of this I sent to you Timothy, who is my child beloved and faithful in [the] Lord, who you will remind of the ways of mine that [are] in Christ (Jesus, *NO*) even as everywhere in every church I teach.

18 Some are puffed vp as though I woulde not come vnto you.

As to not coming now of me to you were puffed up some;

19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will knowe, not the wordes of them which are puffed vp, but the power.

I will come however soon to you, if the Lord wishes, and I will find out not the talk of those puffed up but the power.

20 For the kingdome of God is not in worde, but in power.

Not for in word the kingdom of God [is] but in power.

21 What will ye? shall I come vnto you with a rod, or in loue, and in ye spirite of meekenes?

What desire you? With a rod I may come to you or in love a spirit then of gentleness?