1 Corinthians 4:1-13
Servants of Christ

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

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

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3 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.

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

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5 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.

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6 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.

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7 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]?

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8 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.

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9 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.

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10 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.

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

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

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

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