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1 Corinthians 4:14

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I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you, as my dear children.

1 Corinthians 4:15

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Even though you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

1 Corinthians 4:16

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Therefore I urge you to imitate me.

1 Corinthians 4:17

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For this reason I am sending to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.

1 Corinthians 4:18

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Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.

1 Corinthians 4:19

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But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have.

1 Corinthians 4:20

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For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

1 Corinthians 4:21

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²¹ What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a whip, or in love and with a gentle spirit?

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