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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>1 Corinthians 4 BSB</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_corinthians/4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap//1_corinthians/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">BSB</a> > 1 Corinthians 4</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/berean/menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_corinthians/3.htm" title="1 Corinthians 3">◄</a> 1 Corinthians 4 <a href="../1_corinthians/5.htm" title="1 Corinthians 5">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Berean Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/heb/1_corinthians/4.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Servants of Christ<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. <A name="4"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me. <A name="6"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God. <A name="7"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? <A name="9"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really were kings, so that we might be kings with you! <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men. <A name="11"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world. <A name="15"></a><p class="hdg">Paul’s Fatherly Warning<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Therefore I urge you to imitate me. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church. <A name="19"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">17</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> BYZ and TR <i>my way of life in Christ,</i><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. Produced in cooperation with Bible Hub, Discovery Bible, unfoldingWord, Bible Aquifer, OpenBible.com, and the Berean Bible Translation Committee. This text of God's Word has been dedicated to the public domain. Free <a href=http://berean.bible/downloads.htm>downloads</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible/licensing.htm>unlimited usage</a> available. 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