1 Corinthians 4

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

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

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

So now is it required of a steward that he be one 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 to me it is a little thing to be Judged by you, or by any man; neither do I judge myself,

4 For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges 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 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 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 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.

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 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 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 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.

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 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.

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

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

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

12 We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, 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 defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even 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 I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.

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

15 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.

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 appeal to you therefore, be imitators of me.

I entreat then of you that you be like 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 Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every church.

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 Now some are puffed up, as though 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 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 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 the Kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

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

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

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