1 Corinthians 4

¹Let a man so account of us as servants of Christ, and stewards of [the] mysteries of God.

²Here, further, it is sought in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

³But 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.

⁴For I am conscious of nothing in myself; but I am not justified by this: but he that examines me is the Lord.

⁵So 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.

⁶Now 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.

⁷For 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?

⁸Already 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.

⁹For 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.

¹⁰We [are] fools for Christ's sake, but ye prudent in Christ: we weak, but ye strong: ye glorious, but we in dishonour.

¹¹To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and are in nakedness, and buffeted, and wander without a home,