1 Corinthians 4

1 So a person should consider us as Meshikha's servants, and stewards of God's mysteries.

Thus let a man regard us as of helpers of Christ, and managers of mysteries of God.

2 Here, moreover, it is required of stewards, that they be found faithful.

And beyond that, it is sought in managers that any man should be found faithful.

3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment. Yes, I do not judge my own self.

But it is a very small thing to me that I might be appraised by you or by a day of mankind. Yet neither do I appraise myself,

4 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 on myself. Yet I have not been made righteous in this, but he who appraises me is the Lord.

5 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 one will get his praise from God.

Therefore do not judge anything before the time, until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make public the deliberations of the hearts. And then praise will come to each man from God.

6 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 go beyond the things which are written, that none of you be puffed up against one another.

Now these things, brothers, I applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes, so that in us ye might learn not to think above that which is written, so that ye may not be puffed up, one over the one against the other.

7 For who makes you different? And what do you have that you did not receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

For who makes thee different? And what have thou that thou did not receive? And also if thou received it, why do thou boast as not having received it?

8 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.

Already ye are filled. Already ye have become rich. Ye reigned without us, and O that ye did indeed reign, so that we also might reign with you.

9 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 people.

For I think God has exhibited us the apostles least, as men sentenced to die, because we became a spectacle to the world, both to agents and to men.

10 We are fools for Meshikha's sake, but you are wise in Meshikha. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.

We are foolish for the sake of Christ, but ye are wise in Christ. We are weak, but ye are strong. Ye are esteemed, but we are disreputable.

11 Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place.

As far as the present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are ill clothed, and are treated roughly, and are homeless.

12 We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.

And we toil, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

13 Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now.

being slandered, we entreat. We became as trash of the world, an offscouring of all things, until now.

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

I do not write these things shaming you, but I warn you as my beloved children.

15 For though you have ten thousand tutors in Meshikha, yet not many fathers. For in Meshikha Yeshua, I became your father through the Good News.

For though ye have countless instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus I begot you through the good news.

16 I appeal to you therefore, be imitators of me.

I beseech you therefore, become followers of me.

17 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 Meshikha, even as I teach everywhere in every church.

Because of this I sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, just as I teach everywhere in every congregation.

18 Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.

But as of me not coming to you, some men are puffed up.

19 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 should will, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.

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

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

21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?

What do ye want? Should I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of meekness?