1 Corinthians 4

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

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

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

Here, moreover, it is required of stewards, that they 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 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.

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 against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges 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 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.

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 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.

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 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?

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, 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 defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even 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 to shame you, but to admonish 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 you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News.

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

I appeal to you therefore, be imitators 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 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.

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

Now some are puffed up, as though 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 to you shortly, if the Lord is willing. 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 you want? Should I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?