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This is the way any person is to regard us: as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

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

In this case, moreover, it is required of stewards that one be found trustworthy.

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

But to me it is an insignificant matter that I would be examined by you, or by any human court; in fact, I do not even examine myself.

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 am not aware of anything against myself; however I am not vindicated by this, but the one who examines me is the Lord.

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

Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of human hearts; and then praise will come to each person from God.

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.

Now these things, brothers and sisters, I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos on your account, so that in us you may learn not to exceed what is written, so that no one of you will become arrogant in behalf of one against the other.

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 considers you as superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

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?

You are already filled, you have already become rich, you have become kings without us; and indeed, I wish that you had become kings so that we also might reign with you!

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, God has exhibited us, the apostles, last of all as men condemned to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to mankind.

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 on account of Christ, but you are prudent in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are without honor!

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.

Up to this present hour we are both hungry and thirsty, and are poorly clothed and roughly treated and homeless;

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

and we labor, working with our own hands; when we are verbally abused, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

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

when we are slandered, we reply as friends; we have become as the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, even until now.

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

I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.

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

For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yet you would not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

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

Therefore I urge you, be imitators of me.

Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.

For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, and he will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, just as I teach everywhere in every church.

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 have become arrogant, as though I were not coming to you.

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

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I shall find out, not the words of those who are arrogant, but their power.

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 words, but in power.

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

What do you desire? That I come to you with a rod, or with love and a spirit of gentleness?

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