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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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 DBT</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/dbt/1_corinthians/4.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/5001.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 4800px), only screen and (max-device-width: 4800px)" href="/4801.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 1550px), only screen and (max-device-width: 1550px)" href="/1551.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 1250px), only screen and (max-device-width: 1250px)" href="/1251.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 1050px), only screen and (max-device-width: 1050px)" href="/1051.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 900px), only screen and (max-device-width: 900px)" href="/901.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 800px), only screen and (max-device-width: 800px)" href="/801.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 575px), only screen and (max-device-width: 575px)" href="/501.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-height: 450px), only screen and (max-device-height: 450px)" href="/h451.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></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="/combine/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="/">Bible</a> > <a href="../">DBT</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 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">Darby Bible Translation</div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Servants of Christ</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Let a man so account of us as servants of Christ, and stewards of [the] mysteries of God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Here, further, it is sought in stewards, that a man be found faithful. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>But for me it is the very smallest matter that I be examined of you or of man's day. Nor do I even examine myself. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>For I am conscious of nothing in myself; but I am not justified by this: but he that examines me is the Lord. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>So that do not judge anything before [the] time, until the Lord shall come, who shall also both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and shall make manifest the counsels of hearts; and then shall each have [his] praise from God.</p> <p class="hdg">Do Not Be Proud</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Now these things, brethren, I have transferred, in their application, to myself and Apollos, for your sakes, that ye may learn in us the [lesson of] not [letting your thoughts go] above what is written, that ye may not be puffed up one for [such a] one against another. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For who makes thee to differ? and what hast thou which thou hast not received? but if also thou hast received, why boastest thou as not receiving?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Already ye are filled; already ye have been enriched; ye have reigned without us; and I would that ye reigned, that *we* also might reign with you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>For I think that God has set us the apostles for the last, as appointed to death. For we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>*We* [are] fools for Christ's sake, but *ye* prudent in Christ: *we* weak, but *ye* strong: *ye* glorious, but *we* in dishonour. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and are in nakedness, and buffeted, and wander without a home, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>and labour, working with our own hands. Railed at, we bless; persecuted, we suffer [it]; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>insulted, we entreat: we are become as [the] offscouring of the world, [the] refuse of all, until now.</p> <p class="hdg">Paul Warns his Spiritual Children</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Not [as] chiding do I write these things to you, but as my beloved children I admonish [you]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For if ye should have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus *I* have begotten you through the glad tidings. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>I entreat you therefore, be my imitators. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>For this reason I have sent to you Timotheus, who is my beloved and faithful child in [the] Lord, who shall put you in mind of my ways [as] they [are] in Christ, according as I teach everywhere in every assembly. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>But some have been puffed up, as if I were not coming to you; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>but I will come quickly to you, if the Lord will; and I will know, not the word of those that are puffed up, but the power. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>For the kingdom of God [is] not in word, but in power. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>What will ye? that I come to you with a rod; or in love, and [in] a spirit of meekness?</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Darby Bible Translation<br /><br />Section Headings Courtesy <a href="//intbible.com/">INT Bible</a><br />© 2012, Used by Permission<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_corinthians/3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_corinthians/5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="/scan/1_corinthians/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></body></html>