1 Corinthians 4

1 Let a man so reckon us as officers of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God,

Thus let us be accounted of you as ministers of the Meshiha, and stewards of the mysteries of Aloha.

2 and as to the rest, it is required in the stewards that one may be found faithful,

So now is it required of a steward that he be one found faithful.

3 and to me it is for a very little thing that by you I may be judged, or by man’s Day, but I do not even judge myself,

But to me it is a little thing to be Judged by you, or by any man; neither do I judge myself,

4 for I have been conscious of nothing for myself, but I have not been declared right in this—and He who is discerning me is the LORD:

for of nothing in myself am I conscious; but not by this am I justified, but my judge is the Lord.

5 so, then, judge nothing before the time, until the LORD may come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of the darkness, and will reveal the counsels of the hearts, and then the praise will come to each from God.

Therefore, do not judge before the time, until the Lord come, who will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the thoughts of hearts. Then will there be praise to each man from Aloha.

6 And these things, brothers, I transferred to myself and to Apollos because of you, that in us you may learn not to think above that which has been written, that you may not be puffed up one for one against the other,

BUT these things, my brethren, for your sakes I have applied to the person of myself and of Apolo, that through us you may learn not to think of us beyond what is written; and that one above his neighbour may not be exalted on account of any thing.

7 for who makes you to differ? And what do you have, that you did not receive? And if you also received, why do you glory as not having received?

For who distinguisheth thee? Or, what hast thou which thou hast not received? And if thou hast received, why dost thou boast as if thou hadst not received?

8 Already you are having been filled, already you were rich, apart from us you reigned, and I also wish you reigned, that we also may reign together with you,

Now you are satiated, and are rich, and without us have reigned. But I would that you did reign, that we might also reign with you!

9 for I think that God set forth us the apostles last—as appointed to death, because we became a spectacle to the world, and messengers, and men;

But I consider that us, the apostles, Aloha hath set last, as unto death, to be a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men,

10 we [are] fools because of Christ, and you wise in Christ; we [are] ailing, and you strong; you glorious, and we dishonored;

We are fools for the sake of the Meshiha, but we are wise in the Meshiha; we are the weak, but you are the mighty; you are glorified, and we abased.

11 to the present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are battered, and wander,

Until this hour we hunger and thirst, we are naked and beaten and have no fixed dwelling;

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

and we labour, working with our hands. They revile us, and we bless; they persecute us, and we endure;

13 being spoken evil of, we plead; we became as filth of the world—of all things an outcast—until now.

they maltreat us, and we pray for them; as the refuse of the world are we made and the execration of all men until now.

14 Not [as] putting you to shame do I write these things, but I admonish as my beloved children,

Not as to shame you write I these things, but as my beloved children I admonish (you).

15 for if a myriad of child-conductors you may have in Christ, yet not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus, through the good news, I begot you;

For if you have ten thousand teachers in the Meshiha, yet not many fathers; for in Jeshu Meshiha I have begotten you through the gospel.

16 I call on you, therefore, become followers of me;

I entreat then of you that you be like me.

17 because of this I sent to you Timotheus, who is my child, beloved and faithful in the LORD, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, according as everywhere in every assembly I teach.

WHEREFORE I have sent to you Timotheos, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, that he may remind you of my ways in the Meshiha, according to that which I teach in all the churches.

18 And some were puffed up as if I were not coming to you;

But as if I were not coming to you, some of you are inflated.

19 but I will come quickly to you, if the LORD may will, and I will not know the word of those puffed up, but the power;

But if the Lord will, quickly come I unto you; and I will know not the words of them who exalt themselves, but their power.

20 for not in word is the Kingdom of God, but in power.

For the kingdom of Aloha is not in word, but in power.

21 What do you wish? Will I come to you with a rod, or in love, also with a spirit of meekness?

How are you willing? with a rod shall I come to you, or with love and with the spirit of kindliness?