1 Thus us let regard a man, as assistants of Anointed, and stewards of mysteries of God.
2 What but remaining, it required in the stewards, that faithful one should be found.
3 To me but for least thing it is, that by you I should be condemned, or by a human day; but not even myself do I condemn;
4 (nothing for in myself I am conscious, but not in this I have been justified;) he but condemning me, Lord is.
5 Therefore not before proper season any thing judge you, till may come the Lord, who both will bring to light the things hidden of the darkness, and will make manifest the purposes of the hearts; and then the praise shall be to each one from the God.
6 These and, brethren, I figuratively applied to myself and Apollos on account of you, that by us you may learn that not above what has been written to think, so that not one on behalf of the one you may be puffed up against the other.
7 Who for thee distinguishes? what and hast thou, which not thou didst receive? if and also thou didst receive, why dost thou boast as not having received?
8 Already having been filled you are, already you were rich, without us you reigned; and I wish indeed you did reign, no that also we with you might reign together.
9 I think for that the God us the apostles last set forth, as appointed to death, because a spectacle we were made to the world and messengers and to men.
10 We fools on account of Anointed, you but wise ones in Anointed; we weak ones, you but strong ones; you honorable ones, we but ignoble ones.
11 Till the present hour both we hunger, and we thirst, and we are naked, and we are beaten, and we are homeless,
12 and we labor working with the own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;
13 being blasphemed, we exhort; as purgations of the world we became, of all things offscraping till now.
14 Not shaming you I write these things, but as children of me beloved I admonish.
15 If for myriads childtenders you may have in Anointed, but not many fathers; in for Anointed Jesus through the glad tidings I you begot.
16 I exhort therefore you, imitators of me become you.
17 On account of this I sent you Timothy who is a child of me beloved and faithful in Lord, who you will remind the ways of me those in Anointed, even as every where in every congregation I teach.
18 As not coming but of me to you, were puffed up some.
19 I will come but quickly to you, if the Lord should will, and I will know not the word of those having been puffed up, but the power;
20 not for in word the kingdom of the God, but in power.
21 What do you wish? with a rod I should come to you, or in love in a spirit and of meekness?
1 People should regard us as servants of Christ. God has trusted us with his secrets.
2 It is required of stewards that a man is trustworthy.
3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. I do not even judge myself.
4 I know nothing against myself. Yet this does not acquit me, but he that judges me is God.
5 Do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and make apparent the counsels of the hearts. Then each mans praise will come from God.
6 Brothers I have applied these things to myself and to Apollos for your sakes. That way you might learn the value of the saying: Do not go beyond the things written. None of you should be arrogant self-important against one another.
7 For who made you superior to different than another? What do you have that you did not receive? If you did receive it, why do you brag, as if you did not receive it?
8 You are full and now you are rich, you have reigned as kings without us. I would to God you did reign, that we also might reign with you.
9 For I think that God has placed us apostles last as men appointed to death. We are made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men.
10 We are fools for Christ. But you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honorable, but we are despised.
11 Even to this present hour we both hunger and thirst. We are naked. We are treated badly and we are homeless.
12 We labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it;
13 being slandered, we answer kindly. We are made as the filth of the world and are the refuse of all things to this day.
14 I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you.
15 Though you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers. For in Christ Jesus I have given birth to you through the good news.
16 For this reason I urge you to imitate me.
17 I send Timothy, my beloved son faithful in the Lord, to you for this purpose. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ, just as I teach it in every congregation.
18 Now some have become proud arrogant, thinking that I would not come to you.
19 But I will come to you shortly, if God wills, and I will get to know what the proud ones do and not what they say, but their power.
20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with punishment or with love, and in the mild spirit of meekness?