1 Corinthians 4 - Meaning, Themes & Application

" Let ➔ a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. "

" Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. "

" But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. "

" For I know nothing by myself; yet am I ➔ not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. "

" Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. "

" And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another. "

" For who maketh ➔ thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst ➔ not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst ➔ not received it? "

" Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you. "

" For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men. "

" We are fools for ➔ Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised. "

" Even unto this present hour we ➔ both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace; "

" And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: "

" Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day. "

" I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. "

" For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. "

" Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. "

" For ➔ this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring ➔ you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church. "

" Now some are puffed up, as though I would ➔ not come to you. "

" But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power. "

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

" What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness? "