1 Corinthians 4

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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+kO) has been written (to think *k) that not one for one you be puffed up over 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]?

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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