1 Corinthians 4

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

Let a man so account of us as servants of Christ, and stewards of [the] mysteries of God.

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

Here, further, it is sought in stewards, that a man 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 for me it is the very smallest matter that I be examined of you or of man's day. Nor do I even examine 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 am conscious of nothing in myself; but I am not justified by this: but he that examines 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.

So that do not judge anything before [the] time, until the Lord shall come, who shall also both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and shall make manifest the counsels of hearts; and then shall each have [his] praise 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, brethren, I have transferred, in their application, to myself and Apollos, for your sakes, that ye may learn in us the [lesson of] not [letting your thoughts go] above what is written, that ye may not be puffed up one for [such a] one against another.

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 to differ? and what hast thou which thou hast not received? but if also thou hast received, why boastest thou as not receiving?

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 been enriched; ye have reigned without us; and I would that ye reigned, 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 that God has set us the apostles for the last, as appointed to death. For we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and 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] fools for Christ's sake, but ye prudent in Christ: we weak, but ye strong: ye glorious, but we in dishonour.

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

To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and are in nakedness, and buffeted, and wander without a home,

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

and labour, working with our own hands. Railed at, we bless; persecuted, we suffer [it];

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

insulted, we entreat: we are become as [the] offscouring of the world, [the] refuse of all, until now.

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

Not [as] chiding do I write these things to you, but as my beloved children I admonish [you].

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 if ye should have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the glad tidings.

16 I exhort therefore you, imitators of mine do become.

I entreat you therefore, be my imitators.

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.

For this reason I have sent to you Timotheus, who is my beloved and faithful child in [the] Lord, who shall put you in mind of my ways [as] they [are] in Christ, according as I teach everywhere in every assembly.

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

But some have been puffed up, as if I were not coming to you;

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 quickly to you, if the Lord will; and I will know, not the word of those that 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 will ye? that I come to you with a rod; or in love, and [in] a spirit of meekness?