1 Corinthians 4

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

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

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

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

3 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.

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 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.

for I know nothing on myself. Yet I have not been made righteous in this, but he who appraises me is the Lord.

5 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.

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 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.

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 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]?

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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

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

12 and we toil working with [our] own hands; Being reviled 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 *N(k)O*) we entreat, As [the] scum of the earth we have become, of all [the] refuse until now.

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

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

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

15 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.

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 exhort therefore you, imitators of mine do become.

I beseech you therefore, become followers of me.

17 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.

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

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

19 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.

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

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

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

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